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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis

Artist (American, 1833–1895)
Date19th century
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Frame: 33 5/8 x 28 3/4 x 2 in. (85.4 x 73 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.13
On View
Not on view
Provenance**Created United States, 19th century. Richard C. Lee [1]; to brother-in-law, Charles Wooster Winn (1859–1910); possibly to daughter Elizabeth J. Winn, Baltimore; possibly to her sister, Mary Day Winn, Baltimore; [Arthur U. Newton Galleries, New York]; [Ferargil Galleries, New York]; sold to NCMA, 1952.

[1] Reported to have acquired the work from the artist in the 1880s.

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