(American/English, 1738-1820)
Portrait said to be of Elizabeth Price Cox, 18th/19th century, unsigned, oil on canvas, 66 x 47-3/4 in.; period black painted frame, lined, stretcher marks, scattered retouch primarily in background, crackle; frame with resurfacing and abrasions. Notes: Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Fairmount, Philadelphia, No. 13 as, "Portrait of a Lady". Provenance: Jacob Cox, Philadelphia, son; Eliza Cox Parsons, Philadelphia, his daughter; Mrs. E. H. Parsons Lee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Arthur J. Sussel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 1959, lot #649 (accompanied by catalog); Charles Edward Brodnax Hansell and Sylvia Hansell, Mimosa Hall, Roswell, Georgia
Condition
lined, stretcher marks, scattered retouch primarily in background, crackle; frame with resurfacing and abrasions