Bolling Gordon

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Bolling Gordon

Entry/Object ID

Gordon, Bolling

Description

Three-quarters right profile, seated view of man dressed in black formal attire--white shirt and black coat, vest and neck scarf. His hair is black, straight, parted on his left and cut above his ears. He is clean-shaven.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1842

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Son of Capt. John and Dolly Cross Gordon. Married Mary Elizabeth Watkins, 1830. Representative for Hickman & Dickson Counties in State Constitutional Convention, 1834. Major.

Create Date

July 13, 2026

Update Date

July 13, 2026