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General Francis S. Preston (1765-1835), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Jouett, Matthew Harris 1787/88-1827  Search this
Subject:
Preston, Francis Smith  Search this
Medium:
Oil on board
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1825
Notes:
National Society of Colonial Dames, Kentucky, 1991.
Floyd, William Barrow, "Jouett-Bush-Frazer: Early Kentucky Artists," Lexington, KY, 1968.
Whitley, Edna Talbott, "Kentucky Ante-Bellum Portraiture," Kentucky: National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1956.
Whitley, Edna Talbott, "Kentucky Ante-Bellum Portraiture," Kentucky: National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1956, p. 211.
Image on file.
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Summary:
Bust portrait of General Francis Preston.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Military--General  Search this
Control number:
IAP 84740100
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_224419