Name/Title
Felix GrundyEntry/Object ID
Grundy, FelixDescription
Waist-length three-quarter right profile of a middle-aged man. He is wearing a blue coat, opened to reveal a yellow vest . He is also wearing a white, big-collared shirt with a white bow tie. He has silver hair combined straight back and blue eyes.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1924 - 1934Notes
Artist was from NY. This work is a copy of 2 merged originalsGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Felix Grundy (1777-1840) was born in Berkeley County, VA. His family moved to Kentucky in 1780 and he was educated under Dr. James Priestly at Bardstown Academy. He served in the Kentucky legislature and a judge of the KY Supreme Court. He moved to Nashville in 1807 and represented Davidson County, TN in the House of Representatives, in the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate, and as U.S. Attorney General in President Van Buren's cabinet. Grundy was considered a great lawyer and orator. He died in Nashville at his home December 19, 1840.Create Date
July 14, 2026Update Date
July 14, 2026