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THBSchool of John Singleton Copley (American, 1737-1815)
Lot 1451
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School of John Singleton Copley (American, 1737-1815)
Josiah Shackford, Commissioned Lieutenant of the Frigate Raleigh, July 1776
Unsigned, identified and attributed to Copley on a handwritten label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.4 cm), framed.
Condition: Wax lined, scattered retouch, craquelure overall, areas of thin pigment, minor surface grime.
Provenance: Flo & Howard Fertig Collection; Willis Henry Auctions, Inc., Folk Art & Americana Auction - Day II - August 2, 2015, Lot 132 to the current owner.
Exhibitions: The Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey, The Fertig Collection of Folk Art, April-June, 1991.
N.B. Josiah Shackford Jr. was born February 7, 1745, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He joined the frigate Raleigh on August 5, 1776, and probably remained on board until her capture in 1778. After serving on the Raleigh, Lieutenant Shackford was master of the New Hampshire privateer Diana of ten guns owned by Thomas Martin and George Wentworth of Portsmouth. Eventually, Shackford moved to Ohio around 1802 and was one of the founders of Portsmouth, Ohio, along with William Massie.Condition
Condition: Framed dimensions are 33 3/8 x 28 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.
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