Lot Essay
For a full discussion of the work of Justus Dalee and his family of portrait painters, see Suzanne and Michael Payne, "To Please the Eye: Justus Da Lee and His Family," Folk Art (Winter, 2004), pp. 46-57.
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Two Portraits: Julia Ann Tompkins Graves (1808-1844) and a Lady in Profile
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ATTRIBUTED TO JUSTUS DALEE (ACTIVE 1826-1847)
Two Portraits: Julia Ann Tompkins Graves (1808-1844) and a Lady in Profile
one with inscription that partially reads on frame Julia Ann Tompkins Graves Born 1808 died 1844; the other inscribed on verso M.P.R., with lock of hair
watercolor and ink on paper
the smaller measures 2½ x 2 in., the larger 3¼ x 2½ in. (2)
Two Portraits: Julia Ann Tompkins Graves (1808-1844) and a Lady in Profile
one with inscription that partially reads on frame Julia Ann Tompkins Graves Born 1808 died 1844; the other inscribed on verso M.P.R., with lock of hair
watercolor and ink on paper
the smaller measures 2½ x 2 in., the larger 3¼ x 2½ in. (2)
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