Portrait #483

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Litton, Joseph
  • Artist:Cooper, Washington B.
  • Date Created:1846
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:42 x 37
  • Image Dimensions:28 x 24
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:10/6/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Rosy-cheeked man in black formal attire with high white collared shirt. His right hand is inserted into his jacket, "Napoleonic-style." His straight brown hair is parted in the middle. His eyes are light-colored, possibly blue.
  • History:Restored by Cumberland Art Conservation Center in the late 1980s. Working from a cast, the artist began the painting three days after subject's death.
  • Notes:Subject born in Dublin, Ireland in 1778 and died in Nashville June 23, 1846. Subject was artist's father-in-law.