Portrait #754

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Hadley, Dr. John Livingston, Sr.
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:1797
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:5 x 4.5
  • Image Dimensions:2 x 2.5
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Date Documented:12/6/2005
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Miniature of a boy in a blue vest and black/navy overcoat. His torso is forward and his head reveals a three-quarters right profile. His dark auburn/brown hair falls to his collar where it begins to wave.
  • History:Painted in Cumberland County, NC.
  • Notes:Subject lived from 1788-1870, dying on his 55th wedding anniversary. He was married to his double first cousin, Amelia Hadley. He owned land around Old Hickory, TN . He was the son of John and Margaret Livingston Hadley.