Richard Henry Taliaferro (1827-1908), (painting).

Richard Henry Taliaferro (1827-1908), (painting).

Weigandt, C. F., painter. (possibly by)

Richard Henry Taliaferro (1827-1908), (painting).

Portrait of Richard Henry Taliaferro facing forward with his gaze directed toward the viewer. He wears a pleated white shirt with a black jacket, waistcoat, and bow tie.

Portrait male -- Taliaferro, Richard Henry -- Bust

Anonymous Collection, Lowndes County, Mississippi

Formerly in the collection of Taliaferro, Henry,

Cain, Lucy Adams Taliaferro,

Cain, Douglas Mylchreest, Jr.,

In 1852, Richard Henry Taliaferro married Melissa Ann Brown. Richard Henry Taliaferro was the son of Peachy Ridgeway Taliaferro (Orange, VA) and Sarah Frances Adams (Fredericksburg, VA). Although born in Alabama, the Richard Henry Taliaferro was a resident of Copiah County, Mississippi --at "Spring Hill" and "Sandy Point" plantations. The portrait reputedly painted en route back to Mississippi from a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Nelson, David, 2007, 2013.

Companion to: 9D640113.

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