Name/Title
Jerome Bonaparte PillowEntry/Object ID
Pillow, Jerome BonaparteDescription
Half-length rectangular portrait a gentleman wearing black overcoat, white collared shirt with long black necktie, gray pants. Subject holding gold-topped cane in right hand. Sitter has sandy brown hair.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Ridley, Evelyn S., 1913-1995Date made
1968Notes
Portrait painted from original photographGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Jerome Bonaparte Pillow was born on May 12, 1809, in Pulaski, Tennessee, to Major General Gideon Johnson Pillow and Anne Payne Pillow. He married Elvira Dale in 1835 and had at least 7 children. He built Bethel Place plantation in Maury County. He died in 1891 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.Create Date
September 25, 2026Update Date
September 25, 2026