Accession #43.87

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Portrait of Judge William Thompson (1814/15-1869)
  • Artist:Washington Bogart Cooper, American, 1802-1889
  • Date Created:ca. 1865-1869
  • Owner/Location:Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38104 901-544-6200
  • Frame Dimensions:Unframed
  • Image Dimensions:29 7/8" x 25"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:31 May 2008
  • Condition:Poor
  • Description:Half length frontal portrait of a man with side parted gray hair reaching his shoulders. The man is wearing a white shirt with his collar turned upwards, and a brown overcoat, and neck tie. Plain brown background.
  • History:Artist lived and worked in Nashville.
  • Notes:Sitter was a lawyer in Jackson before moving to Memphis; he was also a Confederate soldier. Provenance: Given by a descendant of the sitter. Gift of Mrs. Phil H. Thompson given in memory of Mr. Phil H. Thompson Image courtesy of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art - Reproduction by permission only.