John Jackie Donelson IV

Photograph

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Name/Title

John "Jackie" Donelson IV

Entry/Object ID

Donelson, John IV

Description

Black and white copy of a man seated wearing a double-breasted vest with 8 covered buttons. His silvery hair is wavy and has a windswept quality. A cape or drape rests on his right shoulder and that hand rests on a table. His left hand rests on the arm of a chair. An architectural element/column (?) is on the left side of the composition.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

John Donelson, 1784-1840

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Earl, Ralph Eleaser Whiteside, approximately 1785-1838

General Notes

Note

This photograph is the only record of one of a number of paintings stolen from Cleveland Hall, Easter weekend 1986.

Create Date

June 14, 2026

Update Date

June 14, 2026