Name/Title
Sophia Horton DunnEntry/Object ID
Dunn, Sophia HortonDescription
Oval waist-length of a young woman with dark brown hair, parted in the middle and pulled back to cover all of her ears except her left ear lobe. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder dark red gown, trimmed in transparently painted lace at the low neckline and on the sleeves. The background is a soft olive green. "W. B. Cooper" is prominent on the right side of the work.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Cooper, Washington Bogart, 1802-1889Date made
1850General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Sophia Louise Horton, daughter of Joseph White Horton & Sophia Western Davis Horton, was born in Nashville in 1828. She married Col. William Dixon Dunn in 1848. They lived in Mobile, Alabama, where Mrs. Dunn died in 1871.Create Date
June 21, 2026Update Date
June 21, 2026