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THBAttributed to John Rubens Smith, Portrait of Major George Prevost
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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LiveOct 17, 2024
Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(British/New York/Pennsylvania 1775-1849)
circa 1810, unsigned, bears note remnant about the sitter on original wood backing, watercolor or tempera on card with glazed surface, 9 x 7 in., period gilt wood and composition frame, 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 1-1/4 in.
Note: John Rubens Smith was a London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who first studied art with his father, John Raphael Smith, a noted mezzotint engraver and artist. Smith emigrated to New York City prior to 1807 and lived and worked there for the remainder of his life. The sitter, George W. Prevost (1767-1840) was born in Schenectady, the son of Augustine and Susannah Prevost. His father was a Swiss-born officer in British service and the illegitimate son of Major General Augustine Prevost, while his mother was the daughter of George Croghan, noted explorer, trader, Indian agent, and land speculator. George Prevost initially followed in his father’s footsteps, but resigned his commission to manage the family’s extensive landholdings in New York.
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- Condition
hinged in, small abrasions, chipping at edges, yellowed surface, retouch; frame with wear commensurate with age
