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National Society of Colonial
Dames of
America in Tennessee
James K. Polk Ancestral Home Collection Columbia, Tennessee | ||
Portrait #406 |
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| Subject/Title: | Polk, James Knox | |
| Artist: | Healy, George Peter Alexander 1813-1894 | |
| Date Created: | 1846 | |
| Owner/Location: | James K. Polk Ancestral Home 301-305 W. Seventh St. Columbia, TN 38402 931-388-2354 www.jameskpolk.com/new/ |
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| Frame Dimensions: | NA | |
| Image Dimensions: | 30 x 25 | |
| Materials/Media: | oil on canvas | |
| Date Documented: | 12/14/2004 | |
| Condition: | Excellent | |
| Description: | Waist-length of Polk wearing a white high-colored shirt, black cravat, black vest and black cape, with a maroon drape in the background. |
| History of Work: | Painted in Washington DC at of cost of $200.00. According to Polk's diary, he began sitting for the portrait on Jan. 21, 1846 and it was completed on Feb. 9, 1846. |
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