Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book Wearing a Lace Hat with Pink Ribbon, circa 1830
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Micah Williams (1782-1837)
Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book Wearing a Lace Hat with Pink Ribbon, circa 1830
pastel on paper
26 x 22 in.
Provenance
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 10 September 2003, lot 167
Exhibited
Freehold, New Jersey, Monmouth County Historical Association, Micah Williams: Portrait Artist, 19 May - 29 September 2016.
Lot Essay
Remnants of a newspaper entitled "Evening Journal" and dated October 20, 1830 are affixed to the back and stretchers of this work, suggesting an approximate date for its execution.
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