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| Keywords: Uncle Alfred from The Hermitage.jpg en Portrait of 'Uncle Alfred' from The Hermitage Nashville Tennessee Circa 1885-1890 Oil on canvas The painting depicts Uncle Alfred ' who was a house servant at The Hermitage and lived there until 1901 Uncle Alfred had been born a slave at The Hermitage and spent his entire life on the property He was the first tour guide of the house after the Jacksons departed and he was later buried at The Hermitage where his grave can be seen today The portrait of him seated with a cane was purchased from a descendant for 25 in about 1960 From a private collection Image courtesy of the Tennessee Portrait Project circa 1885 1890 Tennessee Portrait Project http //tnportraits org/uncle-alfred-hermitage htm author PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard African Americans in 19th-century art The Hermitage Nashville Tennessee Oil paintings Portraits of men at three-quarter length Sitting men in art Canes in portrait paintings Unknown painters | ||||
