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THBHalf Plate Ambrotype of a Painted Portrait Depicting Colonel Jacob Kingsbury
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
Half plate ambrotype featuring a bust length, painted portrait of a Revolutionary War officer in uniform that likely dates ca 1808. In comparing the portrait with known paintings of George Rogers Clark, it has been suggested that this might be an ambrotype of a painted portrait of the celebrated Revolutionary War general. Housed in half case.
General George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) is best known for his military achievements during the Revolutionary War, and is credited with dominating the Northwest Territory with the Kentucky Militia. Although his life after the war was wrought with alcoholism and repeated failure, he was an important subject for portrait artists from the period, such as Matthew Harris Jouett and John Wesley Jarvis.
AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: A savvy customer has notified us that the subject of this portrait is Colonel Jacob Kingsbury (1756-1837). He was a United States Army officer. Born in Norwich, CT, Kingsbury entered the Continental Army in 1775 and served in the Western Army at Detroit, Fort Mackinaw, Fort Adams, New Orleans, and elsewhere. He died in Franklin, MO.
Provenance: Property of Another Owner
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