Portrait #351

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:McFarland, J. Dolph
  • Artist:McDougall, John Alexander 1810/11-1894
  • Date Created:1840
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:2 5/16" x 1 7/8"
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Date Documented:2/22/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Frame is gold plated copper, engine turned on the back with empty opening for hair. Oval of a young man with large blue eyes and wavy brown hair cut above his collar. His features are exceptionally fine, his chin pointed and with a delicate mouth. Dressed in dark blue jacket and tie, creme vest and white shirt.
  • History:Painted in Nashville, TN. Purchased by the owner from a direct descendant of the subject who lived in Mt. Juliet, TN. Exhibited Huntsville 1996; Gibbes 2000 Illus. Huntsville Catalog / American Art Review, February 1996