Single Owner Auction - Collection of Dr. Joseph T. and Gaile E. Wingard
Sat, Nov 21, 2020 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 446
Gilbert Stuart
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1755-1828)Portrait of Francis James Jackson (P. 429), 1810, unsigned, oil on panel 32-3/4 x 26-3/8 in.; Empire gilt wood and composition frame, 40-1/4 x 34-1/4 in. - Note: In Lawrence Park it is stated that Francis "Copenhagen" Jackson was the "Secretary of Legation from 1789-1797 at Berlin, and then Madrid; in 1802 he was sent as minister plenipotentiary to Berlin where, except for a brief period, he remained until 1806; in 1807 he was sent to Denmark on a special mission which preceded the seizure of the Danish fleet, which gave him his name of "Copenhagen" Jackson; in 1809 he was minister plenipotentiary to Washington ...where he remained until the rupture between the United States and England in 1811." Painted in Boston 1810, this painting was included in the exhibition of Stuart's portraits in 1828, No. 168.ÿLiterature:ÿPark, Lawrence, and Royal Cortissoz.ÿGilbert Stuart, an Illustrated Descriptive List of His Works Compiled by Lawrence Park, with an Account of His Life by John Hill Morgan and an Appreciation by Royal Cortissoz.ÿNew York: Rudge, 1926, No. 429, p. 427, Volume I, ill. p. 260, Volume III. (accompanied by facsimiles of catalogue pages.) - Provenance: Acquired by purchase of gift by Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764-1854); to his daughter Caroline (Mrs. William Howard Gardiner), Brookline, Massachusetts; her son, Charles Perkins Gardiner (d. 1908); to their granddaughter, Caroline E. Perkins Cabot, Boston, Massachusetts; R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, No.2030; Christie's New York: November 30, 1994, labels verso, purchased for $12,650 with premium; Collection of Dr. Joseph T. and Gaile E. Wingard, Jacksonville, Florida
three checks at top with related support battens verso, abrasions at edges, craquelure with some related bloom in coat, three abrasions at top through hair with possible old retouch, some light retouch in background under heavy natural varnish; frame with full restoration, some losses to composition
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