(American, 19th century)
Wedding Portraits of Mr. Durbin and Mrs. Durbin of Kentucky, circa 1830, watercolor on ivory, both 3-1/8 x 2-1/4 in.; matching gilt wood and composition frames, 7-1/4 x 6-1/2 x 1-5/8 in.
Note: Probably Hardin County, Kentucky. These sitters are identified by family tradition as John C. Durbin (1805–1883) and his wife Rebecca Durbin (1809–1901). John C. Durbin is recorded in the 1850 US Census as a "Doctor & Farmer" in Hardin Co., Kentucky. By 1860, Dr. Hardin and his large family moved to Louisville, where he operated a medical practice for the remaining two decades of his life. By tradition, the present portraits were executed as wedding portraits for the young couple, around 1830.
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