John Bradley (working 1830-1840), Circa 1836
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John Bradley (working 1830-1840), Circa 1836

Portrait of Mr. Newman

Details
John Bradley (working 1830-1840), Circa 1836
Portrait of Mr. Newman
inscribed and dated I.Bradley Pinxit 18-- (lower left)
oil on canvas
34¼ x 28 inches
Provenance
Dr. Lyle Harrington, Barneveld, New York
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Lot Essay

Mr. Newman of Newtown Hook was an officer in the Seminole Wars; it has been suggested that the background seen in this painting illustrates this war.

John Bradley was an itinerant portrait painter working between 1830-1840 in the New York-Connecticut area. This painting is included in a list of his works compiled by Mary Childs Black, "Drawn by I. Bradley from Great Britton," National Gallery of Canada Bulletin vol. IV, no. 2 (1966). In her article, Mary Black dates this painting to 1836.

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