Portrait #1929

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Kirby, John Anderson
  • Artist:Unknown
  • Date Created:October 12, 1870
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:33 x 41.5
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on Canvas
  • Date Documented:25 October 2018
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:An oval, bust-length portrait of a dark-haired young man in a dark suit over a white, high-colored shirt. He has a full beard and mustache and his short black hair is parted on his left. His eyes are looking directly at the viewer and he is facing three-quarter right.
  • History:The portrait is one of a set of wedding portraits of John Kirby and his wife Eliza Brooks. They have been owned by the family since they were commissioned.
  • Notes:The portrait is of John Anderson Kirby of Memphis, TN