Portrait of Brigadier-General Joseph McMasters (1797-1861)

Details

American School, 19th Century
Portrait of Brigadier-General Joseph McMasters (1797-1861)
oil on canvas
35½ x 27½ in.

Provenance

Descended in the family of the sitter
Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 26 October 1985, lot 61

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Please note this lot should read American School, 19th Century and not 18th Century.

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Lot Essay

Brigadier-General Joseph McMasters (1797-1861) commanded the Second Brigade, 15th Division of the Pennsylvania Militia. The counties of Clarion, Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson were under his command between 1833 and 1844.

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