Lot 864
  • 864

Jane Anthony Davis (1821 - 1855)

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Jane Anthony Davis
  • Three-quarter length portrait of a gentleman in a plaid vest
  • watercolor, pen and pencil on London board
  • 7 1/2 in. by 5 7/8 in.
Inscribed in pencil: Sept. 6 1847.  Together with a daguerreotype of the watercolor portrait.  2 pieces

Condition

With some discoloration at edges; small abrasion at proper left fingers.
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Catalogue Note

A printed portrait of Charles Sumner is used as a spacer in the backing.