Miniature watercolor portrait depicting the profile of Col. David D. Deaderick (David Deaderick II, 1754-1823) of Winchester, Virginia and Jonesboro, Tennessee. The painting, which appears to date circa 1800 and has pantograph/physiognotrace lines dividing the subject's head into thirds, depicts the sitter attired in a blue dress coat, with tied back hair. Enclosed in a black painted and stenciled mat in the original giltwood frame. Inscription in pencil en verso, "My Beloved and honored father D Deaderick," with date "1869" (believed to be the date the note was written). Remnants of a paper label appear to give the subject's birth and death dates and places. A 20th century label en verso repeats the subject's birth and death dates/sites and attributes the watercolor to "Washington Anderson". Sight: 4 1/2" H x 3 1/2" W. Framed (under glass): 9" H x 7 1/2" W. Note: David Deaderick was the son of Rosanna Boucher and David Dietrick who emigrated from Germany in 1747, settling in Winchester, VA. Both David Deaderick and his brother George (for whom Deaderick Street in Nashville is named) became wealthy merchants in Tennessee. According to the book "Notable Southern Families" by Zella Armstrong, Vol 1, Deaderick was 14 when his father died. He enlisted as a private in the Continental Army and was eventually promoted to Colonel. In 1788, following the death of his first wife, he moved to Jonesboro, Tennessee, where he established himself as one of the first merchants in the area. He was an incorporator of Washington College, est. 1795, and was one of eleven commissioners appointed by the legislature to manage the affairs of Jonesboro in 1796. He represented Washington and Carter Counties in the state senate in 1799. His second wife, Margaretta Anderson, whom he married in 1795, may have been related to the Washington Anderson to whom this portrait is attributed. "Notable Southern Families" refers to family letters stating "in 1806, David Deaderick of Jonesboro, Washington Co. Tenn, made a trip to Baltimore and Philadelphia to buy goods for his store at Jonesboro. In a letter to his wife dated Baltimore, April__ 1806, he speaks of having visited his mother in Winchester. This letter with other heirlooms including a miniature of David Deaderick, Second, by the famous Peel is the property of Mrs. Adelia Scott of Knoxville." The miniature being auctioned does not appear consistent with other works by Rembrandt Peale, but that prominent artist was from a large family of portraitists, one of whom could also have theoretically painted this likeness. Provenance: Acquired from a descendant of the historic Col. Francis A. Ramsey Family of Knoxville. (David Deaderick's granddaughter, Margaretta Deaderick, married Frank Alexander Ramsey Scott).

CONDITION: White paint or other substance around figure in lower half of painting, largest area measuring 2" x 1 1/2". Toning. One crease to the paper on the right hand side approximately 2". Frame with significant gilt loss and wear.