Portrait #510

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Douglass, Harry L.
  • Artist:Cooper, Washington Bogart
  • Date Created:mid 1800s
  • Owner/Location:Grand Lodge of TN Free & Accepted Masons 100 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37203 615-255-2625
  • Frame Dimensions:45 x 38
  • Image Dimensions:36 x 28.5
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  • Materials/Media:oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:9/30/2004
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Portly man with ruddy complexion seated and looking to his right at viewer. Dark grey hair combed from his left to right. Burgundy Masonic stole with 10 visible stars worn over dark suit, black tie, and white shirt. Right had rests on arm of chair.
  • History:Restored in 2011 sponsored by the Restoration Fund. The artist, Washington Bogart Cooper, was commissioned to paint most of the Grand Masters, which explains the approximate date of Claiborne's portrait.
  • Notes:Masonic year 1833.