Daniel Wade Mentlo

Painting

NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Daniel Wade Mentlo

Entry/Object ID

Mentlo, Daniel Wade

Description

Subject seated in chair with red cloth wearing black pants and coat, white button shirt with sleeves, black tie around neck collar. Subject facing three-quarter right and looking at viewer. Subject has black hair with sideburns half-way to the chin.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1844 - 1852

Conservation

Notes

Restored by Sandor Bodo after a fire.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Born 1 March 1804. Died 23 February 1870. Married Mary Brandon Alexander on March 18, 1828. Mentlo graduated with a medical degree from Transylvania University and practiced medicine in Hartsville, Tennessee, before moving to Gallatin and having Oakland, a federal and Greek revival style plantation home.

Created By

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Create Date

September 7, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 7, 2026