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Nov 23, 2024
JAMES WESTHALL FORD (VIRGINIA, 1804-1874) PORTRAIT OF A LADY, oil on canvas, depicting a lady with dark hair wearing a lace bonnet with a brooch at her neck, she sits in front of a red Classical drape with a distant port city and ships on the ocean showing beyond. Signed lower right, near the figures hand "J.W. Ford." Housed in an appropriately-styled contemporary frame. Mid 19th century. 35 1/2" x 27 1/2" sight, 42 1/2" x 34 1/2" OA.
Catalogue Note: James Westhall Ford (1807-1874) was a portrait painter who worked primarily in Virginia. His personal archive, which is now housed at the University of Virginia, includes information about the artist's travels, business, and personal affairs, and indicates that he traveled throughout the state in search of commissions, including parts of the Shenandoah Valley. Ford was primarily based in Richmond and was most likely a student of Thomas Sully (1783-1872). In 1823 he received letters of recommendation from Thomas Jefferson and is believed to have painted a portrait of President James Monroe near the end of his term in office. Ford also painted a number of portraits for University of Virginia faculty members, also likely the result of Jefferson's introduction.
Good restored condition with several repaired rips with associated inpainting, most notably up the figure's torso; other scattered moderate to minor inpainting evident.
Property of a West Virginia gentleman.
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