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Ammi Phillips

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Description

  • Ammi Phillips
  • A Portrait of a Grey-Haired Gentleman Posed in a Federal Side Chair, Holding a Pamphlet Entitled "Agriculture"
  • oil on canvas
  • 31 by 26in. 78.75 by 66.05cm
painted circa 1830; unlined, on the original stretchers, in a reproduction frame. Several small splits and punctures to canvas.

Provenance

Christie's, New York, August 1986