Little Louise Thruston
Creator
Dury , George (1817-1894)
Title
Little Louise Thruston
Alternate Title
Thruston, Louise, portrait
Date
circa 1874
Genre
Paintings
Material/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45 x 40-3/8 in.
Description
Oval portrait of a young blonde girl holding a bunch of roses to her chest .
Historical note
This is apparently a mourning portrait of Louise Thruston , the daughter of Gates P . Thruston and Ida Hamilton , who died in 1874 at the age of four . She wears an off shoulder white garment and appears as if she is standing inside a cloud . Thruston , a former Union officer , married the daughter of a prominent Nashville family soon after the Civil War . He was a founding member of the Nashville Art Association , predecessor of the Nashville Museum of Art , whose collection now belongs to Cheekwood Museum of Art .
Subject
Thruston , Louise--Portraits ; Girls
Subject (TGM)
Children Mourning clothing & dress
Theme
Building A Future Through Opportunity
Story
Gates P. Thruston
Geographic Location
United States--Tennessee--Nashville
Time period
1870-79
Language
eng
Credit line
Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, Transfer from the Nashville Museum of Art; Gift of General G.P. Thurston, Nashville Art Association , 1960.2.19
Type
Still image
Format
image/jpg
Contributing Institution
Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file
shades3/shades_chee_0004.jpg
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