Three-quarter portrait of two young boys. The older is on the left and has his arm around the shoulder of the younger one. They are both seated and the younger brother rests his left elbow on the upper leg of the older one and places his right hand across that arm. They are both wearing dark jackets and light shirts with large collars that overlap the coats, and the part of the legs that are visible are also in a lighter fabric. The background is an unspecific outdoor scene.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889
Date made
1870
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Ambrose T. Sikes was born on January 18, 1844, in Rutherford County to Jesse Willis Sikes Sr. and Martha Howse Sikes. He married Elizabeth "Bettie" Whitaker in 1867 and they had at least two children. He served in the 4th Tennessee Infantry for the Confederacy during the Civil War. He died in 1873 and is buried in Sikes Cemetery in Rutherford County.
Jesse Willis Sikes Jr. was born in 1839 to Jesse Willis Sikes Sr. and Martha Howse Sikes. He served in the Confederate Army until his death on September 10, 1863 in Decatur, AL. He is buried in Sikes Cemetery in Rutherford County.
