Speakes, Vera Jacobs, "Mississippi Portraiture," Laurel, MS: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Mississippi and the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 1987, pg. 149.
Summary:
Portrait of John Ker seated with his body turned slightly to the right, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and his arms resting on the arms of his chair. He wears a dark jacket and tie, and a white shirt with a high collar.