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Scarborough, William Harrison,
Portrait male -- Douglass, John
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Accessory
Painting
Dr. John Douglass (1795-1810), (painting).
Artist:
Scarborough, William Harrison, 1812-1871, painter.
Title:
Dr. John Douglass (1795-1810), (painting).
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
2 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Waist-length portrait of Dr. John Douglass with one hand resting on the top of a walking stick.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Douglass, John -- Waist length
Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman
Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
King, Henry Spencer, Mrs., 3 Coteswood Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302
Remarks:
Dr. John Douglass (Aug. 14, 1795-Aug. 20, 1870) of Blackstock, South Carolina married Mary Letherd Lunsford (Aug. 14, 1798-Aug 1., 1873) on May 8, 1817. He practiced medicine in Chester County for 40 years also served in South Carolina House of Representatives and the Senate between 1840-1848.
The painting is unsigned, but believed to be the work of William Harrison Scarborough.
References:
National Society of Colonial Dames, South Carolina, 1991.
"South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 88.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"South Carolina Portraits: A Collection of Portraits of South Carolinians and Portraits in South Carolina," Columbia, SC: National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina, 1996, pg. 88.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 73440686
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
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