A Pair of Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Azpell

Details

Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860)
A Pair of Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Azpell
oil on canvas
Sight each 25 in. x 21 in.
(2)

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Azpell, Philadelphia, sitters
Dr. Thomas Francis Azpell, son
Mr. Thomas Francis Azpell, Jr., son
Mrs. Charles Fremont Livingston, daughter
Mr. Charles F. Livingston, San Francisco, son

Lot Essay

These portraits depict Thomas T. Azpell (circa 1790-1860) and his wife, Bithiah (circa 1793-1861). Thomas, born in New York, spent his adult life in Philadelphia. He worked as a teacher through the 1820s and 1830s, and by the 1850 Census was registered as a merchant. Their son Dr. Thomas Francis Azpell (1828-1888), a Captain and Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army, inherited the portraits, which then descended through the family.

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