(American, 19th century)
Portrait of a Lady and a Gentleman, unsigned, Baltimore Maryland colourman stamp canvas verso, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; likely original period carved gilt wood frames, 37-1/4 x 32-3/8 x 3-1/4 in.
Provenance: Private Virginia Collection
Exhibited: The National Portrait Gallery, "American Art at the 1903? World's Fair", Washington, D.C. (Gentleman with labels verso)
Note: According to the consignor, this pair of portraits descended in the illustrious Peale family, and was historically thought to be by the hand of Titian Ramsey Peale.
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Private Virginia Collection
original canvas and stretchers, surface dirt, wear, discoloration, she with an indentation in the canvas left side center, he with small tear lower right; frames with wear, losses
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