Portrait #1914

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Williams, Judge Thomas Lanier I
  • Artist:Branson, Lloyd
  • Date Created:ca.
  • Owner/Location:East Tennessee Historical Society 601 South Gay Street PO Box 1629 Knoxville, TN 37901-1629 http://www.easttnhistory.org/
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on Canvas
  • Date Documented:1 July 2016
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Bust portrait slightly facing three-quarter left, but looking at viewer.. Subject is wearing a black coat and vest with a white shirt and black bow tie. His hair is short and gray, and his eyebrows prominent and black. His expression is most serious and befitting his station.
  • History:This portrait was acquired by the East Tennessee Historical Society in an auction. Image courtesy of East Tennessee Historical Society, Knoxville.
  • Notes:Nashville's Old City Cemetery where Judge Williams was buried in a long-unmarked grave now has a VA marker commemorating his service in the War of 1812. See his tombstone page on the Nashville City Cemetery site for more information about the Judge's background.