- 5105
Thomas Jefferson Wright (1798-1846)
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Thomas Jefferson Wright
- Portrait of Eliza Jamison of Virginia
- Signed
- oil on canvas
- 28 1/4 by 24 1/4 in.
signed JEFF WRIGHT PAINTED 1831 in lower right; subject wears a flowered headdress and holds a music book.
Condition
Lined, replaced stretcher, moderate scattered inpainting, including to the face. Antique gilt frame: 33 1/4 by 30 inches.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Born in Kentucky, Thomas Jefferson Wright’s youth is largely unknown. He was acquainted with noted portraitists Matthew Harris Jouett and Thomas Sully, and by about 1830, he was living and painting in Virginia. In 1831, he painted portraits for the Major family of Fairview Plantation in Culpeper County.
The subject may be the Eliza Jamison, born in 1808 in Rockbridge County, who married George Lynch, a cabinetmaker, in Augusta County in 1825 and died in Monroe County (now West Virginia) in 1870.