(German/America, 1763-1863)
Couple in dark clothing, unsigned, she with illegible inscription verso, watercolor on paper, 10 x 7-7/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 12-5/8 x 10-5/8 x 7/8 in.
Provenance: The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (label verso); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature; This lot is illustrated in "Living with Antiques: A Middle-Atlantic Collection of Collections" by John C. Newcomer, Antiques Magazine (May 1999), p. 740, pl.XII.
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The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (label verso); Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
both with staining throughout, some flaking to darker pigments, laid/stabilized onto thin fibrous tissue (presumably by a conservator), taped in places to frame, he with a stabilized tear across lower left corner; frames with wear
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