J.L. BROWN (AMERICAN 19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF DAVID

By J.L. Brown, dated 1845. Oil on canvas. Before he transformed into a politician and celebrity, Davy Crockett (1786 - 1836) spent much of his life stalking black bears in the woods of Tennessee and selling their pelts, meat and oil for profit. Crockett’s fondness for hunting dangerous game and the tales he spun about it later played a major part in making him a frontier hero. A full length portrait of the frontiersman with a black bear behind him. Several tears and repairs with associated inpainting. Artist: J.L. BROWN. Condition: Good. Created: Dated 1845. Frame: Reproduction frame. Medium: Oil on canvas. Signature: Signed lower right "J L Brown 1845". Title: PORTRAIT OF DAVID CROCKETT (1786 - 1836) AND BEAR. Work Size: 35" x 39" Condition: Dimensions: Frame: 44 - 1/2" x 48 - 1/2".