Portrait #1717

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Briggs, William Thompson 1828-1894
  • Artist:Landrium, S. H.
  • Date Created:1899
  • Owner/Location:UT Medical Center-Memphis 162 S. Dumlap Memphis, TN 38163 www.utmem.edu/medicine/
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:March 2008
  • Condition:Good
  • Description:Subject is an older, grey-haired man facing three-quarter right. His hairline has totally receded, and his moustache and beard are curly and nearly white in color. He is wearing a dark coat over a white shirt, and the neckline of the shirt is covered by his beard. His blue eyes are looking directly at the viewer.
  • Notes:Professor of Surgery - Dean