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de Franca, Manuel Joachim,
Portrait female -- Gayle, John E., Mrs. (Rachel Morris Horrell)
Painting
Rachel Morris (Horrell) Gayle (1822-1903), (painting).
Artist:
de Franca, Manuel Joachim, 1808-1865, painter.
Title:
Rachel Morris (Horrell) Gayle (1822-1903), (painting).
Medium:
Oil.
Subject:
Portrait female -- Gayle, John E., Mrs. (Rachel Morris Horrell)
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Unlocated.
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Eagle, Bryan, Mrs., 1939.
Remarks:
Rachel Morris Horrell Gayle was born on June 1, 1822 in Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, near Jackson, the daughter of John and Sophia (Weems) Horrell. She married John E. Gayle on Sept. 24, 1840. The couple moved to New Orleans in 1857. Mrs. Gayle was a noted New Orleans hostess, and entertained Jefferson Davis among others. Her husband founded Horrell, Gayle and Company, a New Orleans commission house. She died on Oct. 30, 1903 in Missouri where she returned after the death of her husband.
References:
Crawford, Sybil F., 2003.
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 74840122
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Inventory of American Paintings
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