Portrait of "Doct. Sandy Kenny" (d. 1844), Servant to the Wallace Family of "Rokeby," King George County, Virginia, (painting).

Portrait of "Doct. Sandy Kenny" (d. 1844), Servant to the Wallace Family of "Rokeby," King George County, Virginia, (painting).

Simpson, James Alexander, 1805-1880, painter. (possibly by)

Portrait of "Doct. Sandy Kenny" (d. 1844), Servant to the Wallace Family of "Rokeby," King George County, Virginia, (painting).

Digital Reference:

Oil on poplar panel.

(On back, in ink:) "Doct" Sandy Kenny / servant of G. B. Wallace / of King George Co. / Va / died Sept. / 1844 / Body servant to General _________ / in Revolutionary War

Portrait of Doct. Sandy Kenny standing in a landscape, his body facing almost forward, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and his hands resting atop a walking stick held vertically in front of him. He wears a short jacket, a white shirt, a tie, and a hat. In the background there is a shed to the left and rolling hills in the distance.

Portrait male -- Kenny, Sandy, Doct. -- Full length

Ethnic -- African American

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Dress -- Accessory -- Cane

Occupation -- Service -- Servant

Landscape -- Farm

Restricted Owner.

Formerly in the collection of Wallace, Gustavus Brown, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. (Frances Lurty), King George County, Virginia

Nalle, Philip Pendleton, Mr. & Mrs. (Elizabeth Wallace),

Steptoe, Charles Yancey, Rev. & Mrs. (Frances Wallace Nalle),

Steptoe, Philip Pendleton, Mr. & Mrs. (Mary Lou Wetherell),

Steptoe, Philip Pendleton, Jr., Dr., Chevy Chase, Maryland until Feb. 2010.

Weschler's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Washington, District of Columbia Sale 1330 (Feb. 13, 2010), lot 419

Sumpter Priddy, III, Inc., 323 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Portrait may have been painted by a Lynchburg artist named Harvey Mitchell.

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