Hubbard Saunders

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Hubbard Saunders

Entry/Object ID

Saunders, Hubbard3

Description

Subject seated facing three-quarter left and looking at viewer. Subject wears a black coat with white shirt and scarf. Subject is bald with long graying brown hair on sides and back of head. A bookcase filled with books is to the viewer's left in the background.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1810

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Subject was born Sept. 3, 1764, in Brunswick County, VA, to Thomas Saunders and Anne Turner Saunders and died 1829 and is buried in Saunders Cemetery in Sumner County. He married Chloe Russell in 1792. Subject was a preacher and founder of Saundersville Methodist Church.

Create Date

October 7, 2026

Update Date

October 7, 2026