Edward Lamson Henry

Martin E. Albert (acquired from the artist)
Private Collection (sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 15, 1949, no. 536)
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 22, 1982, lot 29 
J.N. Bartfield Gallery, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, December 6, 1991, lot 64
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Elizabeth McCausland, The Life and Work of Edward Lamson Henry, N.A. 1841-1919, Albany, New York, 1945, p. 223, no. 366, fig. 250

Canvas is lined. SURFACE: in generally good condition; craquelure throughout (not noticeable; a bit of cupping in places, but looks stable); a small spot of loss at lower left corner (looks white) UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: retouches for frame abrasion along left edge; aside from this, a few small spots of inpainting scattered in sky
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An old label on the stretcher of the painting reads: "In the Year 1812 - News of the Declaration of War with Great Britain / Scene taken in Orange Co. N.Y., one of the old Dutch Houses of early 18th Century type. In the Distance the Shawangunk Mtns. Old style of Runabout used at the time. Costumes and uniforms of the period."