Louisiana School, c. 1859 , "Miss Anna Eliza Barrow (1848-1931)", oil on canvas, unsigned, 18 7/8 in. x 14 3/4 in., framed; together with The Book of Common Prayer belonging to the sitter. (2 pcs.) Note: The Barrow family arrived in Louisiana Territory in 1800, remaining in Natchez while their plantations were being purchased and likely settling in West Feliciana Parish in early 1801. Upon their arrival, William Barrow III began to acquire large land holdings, which would make him one of the wealthiest citizens of the parish. Highland Plantation (known as Locust Grove until the 1840s) was the first house built by members of the Barrow family. Similar to grand homes in North Carolina, Highland Plantation was significant for introducing federal-style architecture and new building traditions to West Feliciana. The portrait offered here depicts Anna Eliza Barrow (1848-1931), daughter of Bennett Hilliard Barrow (1811-1854), heir to William Barrow III and Highland Plantation, and his second wife, Ann "Nancy" Joor (1811-1888), the widowed sister of his first wife. Anna Eliza was one of three children born to her parents at Highland Plantation and spent her early years there with her siblings and half-siblings before moving to Bolivar County, Mississippi and settling at East Fork Plantation shortly after the death of her father. Ref.: Floyd, William Barrow. The Barrow Family of Old Louisiana. Lexington, KY: 1963.