Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Joseph Reid Anderson |
Catalog Number |
1986.023 |
Date |
February 25, 1893 |
Description |
Oil on canvas portrait painting of the subject wearing a dark civilian suit . The subject is sitting next to a window opening on his right through which can be seen a column fragment. The artist's signature is located on the lower right. General Anderson is in dark civilian suit, white shirt with dark corss-hatch design cravat. Pince-nez, watch fob, and chain and ring (on left hand's smallest finger) are visible on seated figure. |
Material |
paint (oil); textile (canvas); wood |
Dimensions |
H-58.5 W-56.5 inches |
Made |
William Garl Browne, Jr. |
Provenance |
The portrait is of Joseph Reid Anderson (1813-1892); he was the owner/operator of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia during the war. Anderson was commissioned a Confederate Brig. Gen. but was ordered by Jefferson Davis to return to Tredegar. Painted after the war (possibly 1893) by William Garl Browne, Jr. |
People |
Anderson, Joseph Reid |
Search Terms |
Tredegar Iron Works Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
Art Portraits |