Portrait #405

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Unknown Gentleman W103
  • Artist:Williams, Henry
  • Date Created:ca. 1816
  • Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN
  • Frame Dimensions:NA
  • Image Dimensions:3 x 2.5
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  • Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Oval, bust-length three-quarters profile of a young man who is looking to his left. His curly, wavy sandy blonde hair frames his face, as do his mutton-chop sideburns that extend toward the corners of his mouth. His eyes are blue, large, and wideset. His chin has a slight cleft. His jacket is black with six (?) covered buttons visible. His soft gray (?) stock and shirt appear to be silk.
  • History:Exhibited at Gibbes 2000.