Portrait #1297

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Ferrill, Julius A.
  • Artist:Laurens, Peter
  • Date Created:ca. 1860
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:29 x 27
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:22 April 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Subject facing viewer and wearing a black coat, white shirt, and light colored vest, black bow tie. He has black hair and mustache with dark brown eyes.
  • History:The artist, Peter Laurens, was from Savannah, Georgia.
  • Notes:Subject died at the battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. He was 20 years old. Son of John & Matilda Ferrill.