AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th century

A Miniature Portrait of George Washington on ivory

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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th century
A Miniature Portrait of George Washington on ivory
Monogrammed 'J.T.' lower right, written in pencil on reverse is the inscription Miniature on Ivory of Gen. George Washington after the Battle of New Jersey (much admired) J.T."

Another affixed label reads New York, January 25, 1897
I certify that a large miniature portrait on ivory of General George Washington in the hands of Messrs. Wunderlich & Co, was painted by Col. John Trumbull, the Revolutionary artist, that the signature J.T. on the ______ is authentic, and the endorse(ment) on the _____ of the frame is Trumbull's ______ writing
Ed. Frossard
In a giltwood frame

Provenance

American Art Galleries, New York, "The Frossard Collection," March, 1896
Richard Sharpe, February 1897
Rosa Sharpe Stevens, September 19, 1937

Lot Essay

The Frossard collection of Trumbull images was offered at auction at American Art Galleries in New York in March, 1896. However, subsequent research has cast doubt on the authenticity of these works. See John Hill Morgan, "The Frossard Collection of Drawings Attributed to John Trumbull", Antiques (Feb 1941, vol.34, no.2)

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