Phillip Harsh

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Phillip Harsh

Entry/Object ID

Harsh, Phillip

Description

Subject is seated with left arm on a table and facing viewer. He is wearing a black coat and vest with a white shirt and black bow tie. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1850

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Dr. Phillip Harsh was born in 1797 at Uppenheim on the Rhine in Germany and died 27 July 1870 in Nashville, TN. He married Magdalena Koehler of Pottsville, PA. They had 13 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood. They were: Eliza, Nathan John, George, Caroline, Killian, Louisa, Harriet, Sarah, Amanda and Clara. Subject was a tent boy or assistant to Napoleon in his Russian campaign.

Create Date

July 15, 2026

Update Date

July 15, 2026