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Colonel Benjamin S. Tappan (1799-1866), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Tappan, Benjamin S  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Old Court House Museum Vicksburg Mississippi
Notes:
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. 258.
Summary:
Portrait of Benjamin S. Tappan with his body facing forward and his gaze directed at the viewer. He wears a dark jacket, waistcoat, and tie with a white shirt, and he has a short beard and moustache.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Military--Colonel  Search this
Control number:
IAP 78020506
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_389042