Bust-length of subject wearing a dark red dress with a white lacy collar ornamented by a rose-hued ribbon that ties loosely at the v-neck. A flower of the same hue is at the nape of her neck on her right and anchored in her dark, middle-parted hair. She is gazing directly at the viewer and wearing a half-smile.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Date made
1850
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Elizabeth Little Vance, born June 18, 1818, in Mongomery County, Tennessee, the daugher of Samuel Vance and Elizabeth (Brown) Vance. Married Robertson Topp on April 27, 1837. Lived in Memphis. Died there in July 1895; buried in Elmwood Cemetery.
