Robert Brodnax (1792-1877), (painting).

Robert Brodnax (1792-1877), (painting).

Meenerbreuker, Johannas, d. 1850, painter.

Robert Brodnax (1792-1877), (painting).

Portrait of Robert Brodnax seated beside a small table, his body turned to the right with his head turned to face forward, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and his right arm resting on the tabletop. He wears a black jacket and tie with a white shirt, and in his right hand he holds a letter.

Portrait male -- Brodnax, Robert, -- Waist length

Object -- Written Matter -- Letter

Restricted Owner, Birmingham, Alabama

Winston, Amanda Margaret Morrison, (Mrs. William Overton Winston), Gainsesville, Alabama until ca. 1911.

Formerly in the collection of Ward, Mary Florence Winston (Mrs. Edward Burton Ward), Greensboro, Alabama until ca. 1936.

Robert Brodnax of Alabama was the father of Ann Hall Brodnax Winston (Mrs. Anthony Augustus Winston).

Nelson, David, 2018.

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