Frances Glen Potter

Painting

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Name/Title

Frances Glen Potter

Entry/Object ID

Potter, Frances Glen

Description

Oval of a young girl with her body facing forward and her face turned to her right. She is wearing a white dress with a low-cut scooped neck, and has blonde curls falling to below her ears on the sides and appearing longer in the back. Her eyes are blue, and there is a blue drape behind her right shoulder.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Frances Potter was born in Philadelphia, PA, on January 24, 1845, to James Potter and Sarah Grimes Potter. She married Rev. Telfair Hodgson Sr., a Confederate and Sewanee dean and benefactor. She died in 1907 in Sewanee and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, VA.

Create Date

September 29, 2026

Update Date

September 29, 2026