Accession #78.12.1

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Portrait of General Thomas Bradley (1765-1849)
  • Artist:Unknown Artist, American
  • Date Created:ca. 1830
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:38" x 32 1/2"
  • Image Dimensions:29 1/2" x 24 1/2"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:31 May 2008
  • Condition:Poor
  • Description:Frontal half-length portrait of an older man with blue eyes and gray hair combed back. The man is wearing a white shirt and a black coat with black neck tie. The man's hands are folded over a wooden rod in front of him. Plain dark background.
  • History:Unsigned
  • Notes:Sitter resided in Williamson County, TN. One of three copies of the same portrait, others in Knoxville and California. Provenance: Given by a descendant of the sitter. Bequest of Madge Coltart. Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.