Thomas Pinckney Alston (1795-1861), (painting).

Thomas Pinckney Alston (1795-1861), (painting).

Moore, painter. (attributed to)

Moores, painter. (attributed to)

Thomas Pinckney Alston (1795-1861), (painting).

29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.

"Gentleman seated and looking slightly to his right. Rather long, wavy dark brown hair turning grey; large dark eyes and clean shaven. Wearing dark suit with stand-up collar and broad band tie. Background is dark with a bit of dark red sofa showing."

Portrait male -- Alston, Thomas Pinckney

Occupation -- Farm

Restricted Owner, Miami, Florida

Thomas Pinckney Alston was the son of Colonel William Alston and Mary Brewton Motte of All Saints Parish, Waccamaw, Georgetown, South Carolina. He studied law but returned to plantation life as a planter. He was first married to Jane Ladson Smith; after her death, he married her sister, Susan Elizabeth Smith; they had ten children. NSCDA also reported that the portrait is attributed to an amateur named Moore or Moores.

"The Florida Portrait Index" (unpublished) compiled by National Society of Colonial Dames, Florida, 1968.

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