History:The artist signature is apparent in the lower left corner of the painting, but there is no date of execution. This is an upper torso view and the portrait was purchased by the State of Tn for $1000 in 1866..
Notes:William Ganaway Brownlow (1805-1887) was trained as a carpenter at age 18, and licensed by the Methodist Church (1826). He became a controversial journalist in the 1830s, editing The Whig from several East TN cities. The Parson was arrested in 1861 for his "Treasonable" pro-Union editorials. He became Governor of Tennessee (1865-1869) and served as U.S. Senator (1869-1875)
