A woman in dark dress with a lace collar and an elaborate blue and white lace bonnet. A young girl (Margaret) stands behind her right shoulder. The baby (Henrietta?) is in the lower right.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Earl, Ralph Eleaser Whiteside, approximately 1785-1838
Date made
1835 - 1840
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Eleanor Ryburn was born on September 21, 1781. She married Josiah Nichol and the pair had at least 4 children. Subject lived on Cherry (4th) and Union in Nashville and was one of the founders of First (now Downtown) Presbyterian Church. Daughter Margaret reportedly eloped at the Hermitage. She died in 1864 and is buried in Nashville City Cemetery.
