Lot Essay
Robert Brown (1682-1775) was a judge in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Details
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century) Judge Robert Brown, signed 'J. Greenwood' and dated 'Pinx 1748', l.r., oil on canvas--35 7/8 x 28 1/8 in.
Provenance
Lewis Stone Greenleaf, Sr., Loudonville, New York, a descendant of the sitter
Literature
A. Burroughs, John Greenwood in America: 1745-1752, Andover, Massachusetts, 1943, p. 16; p. 63, no. 4, illus.