Portrait #1671

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Bryant, Mary Macon Cannon
  • Artist:Cooper, Washington Bogart
  • Date Created:1850-1855
  • Owner/Location:Oaklands HIstoric House Museum 900 North Maney Avenue Murfreesboro, TN 37130 615-893-0022 www.oaklandsmuseum.org
  • Image Dimensions:37 x 30
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1 October 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:This is an oil portrait of a young lady with dark hair. She is wearing a simple white/cream dess with lace draped around her shoulders. She is holding a single rose in her right hand, and her right arm is resting on a column.
  • History:Portrait has been restored and relined. The frame is original.
  • Notes:Mary Macon Bryant was the daughter of Governor Newton Cannon, the first Whig Governor of Tennessee.