Lucius Junius Polk seated in a white shirt with black coat and tie. His eldest daughter, Sarah Rachel Polk Jones, age 11, stands beside him in a white dress with her hands resting on his shoulder.
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil on Canvas
Collection
Private Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889
Date made
1844
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Frame
Height
59 in
Dimension Description
Canvas
Height
52 in
Width
43 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent
Date Examined
2021
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Lucius Junius Polk was born on March 16, 1802, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Col. William Polk. He moved to Maury County in 1823. He served in the Tennessee Senate from 1831 to 1833 as well as Adjutant General from 1851-1853. He was married to both Mary Ann Eastin and Frances Anne Erwin and had 11 children between them. He lived at Hamilton Place plantation where he enslaved 52 people by 1840. He died in 1870. Sarah Polk was their eldest daughter of 11 children.
