Rare Reverse Painting on Glass: Thomas Jefferson, I.S., New York, early 19th century

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Description

14 by 10 1/4 in. (35.6 by 26 cm)

the subject seated in an armchair in the midst of library stacks, seated at a table, a rolled document inscribed Declaration of Independence under his arm; above a plaque inscribed Thomas Jefferson IS, NY; clouding under glass.

Provenance

Annie Gatewood (1st cousin of Thomas Jefferson), Big Island, Virginia

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., The Smithsonian Institution, Monroe Exhibition, October 25-November 25, 1958