Portrait #459

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Nichol, Eleanor Ryburn & 2 children
  • Artist:Earl, Ralph E. W. (attrib.)
  • Date Created:1835-1840
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:40 x 34
  • Image Dimensions:31 x 24
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  • Materials/Media:oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:11/4/2004
  • Condition:Good
  • Description:A woman in dark dress with a lace collar and an elaborate blue and white lace bonnet. A young girl (Margaret) stands behind her right shoulder. The baby (Henrietta?) is in the lower right.
  • Notes:Subject lived on Cherry (4th) and Union in Nashville and was one of the founders of First (now Downtown) Presbyterian Church. Daughter Margaret reportedly eloped at the Hermitage.