Portrait #981

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:McGavock Children
  • Artist:Cooper, William Browning
  • Date Created:ca. 1862
  • Owner/Location:Historic Carnton Plantation 1345 Carnton Lane Franklin, TN 37064
  • Frame Dimensions:30 1/8 x 25 1/2
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on fabric
  • Date Documented:25 October 2007
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Oval portrait of three children. They are all looking directly at the viewer. Their hair is parted in the middle and ranges from dark brown on the left to lighter shades on the other two. The three are supported by clouds at the bottom of the painting and all have white off-the-shoulder draped clothing. See notes for identities--painted posthumously.
  • History:Descended through McGavock family.
  • Notes:Believed to be a posthumous portrait of (l-r) Mary Elizabeth (1851-1858), Martha (1849-1862), and John Randal (1854)--children of John and Carrie McGavock of Carnton.