Colonel James Elliott McPherson, Charles Fraser, 1819
Colonel james elliott mcpherson
artist: charles fraser (1782–1860)
date: 1819
medium: watercolor on ivory
dimensions: 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in. (9. 1 x 7. 5 cm)
classification: paintings
credit line: dale t. Johnson fund, 2006
the sitter (1769-1834) was a plantation owner and militia officer in charleston and the father of issac o'brien l. Mcpherson. Date: 1819. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.