Ellen Dunn Trabue

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Ellen Dunn Trabue

Entry/Object ID

Trabue, Ellen Dunn

Description

An oval of a young girl. She has one shoulder bared and wears red draped across her chest. She is facing forward, has brown hair parted in the middle (no curls visible), and blue eyes.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Notes

Artist's name is Cooper

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Ellen Dunn, daughter of Col. William Dixon Dunn & Sophia Louise Horton Dunn, was born January 28, 1849, in Mobile, Alabama. She married George Washington Trabue on November 18, 1868, in Nashville, and they had four sons. Mrs. Trabue died in Nashville on August 22, 1883 and was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Create Date

June 21, 2026

Update Date

June 21, 2026