Bust miniature of the subject as a young man, facing three-quarter right with brown eyes looking somewhat to the left. His hair is dark and curly, and he has bushy eyebrows and long, curved sideburns. His coat is dark over a white high-collared shirt and white tie.
Artwork Details
Medium
Watercolor, Ivory
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Earl, Ralph Eleaser Whiteside, approximately 1785-1838
Date made
1820 - 1829
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Ephraim H. Foster, 1794-1854, Nashville, Tennessee, served as private secretary to Andrew Jackson during the Creek War. An 1824 large oil on canvas portrait of the Foster family, also by artist Earl, is in the art collection at the Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, Tennessee.
