(American, 1836-1905)

two watercolor illustrations of horses and carriages: A Day in the Park, signed, dated, inscribed lower left "A. Douglas Hamilton/R.F.Weir '99", watercolor on paper, sight 11 x 17 in.; gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 28-1/2 in.; At a Gallop, signed lower left "R.F. Weir", watercolor on paper, sight 7 x 7 in.; wood frame with gold painted mat, 12 x 12 in.

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia

Note: Robert Fulton Weir was the son of artist Robert Walter Weir, and brother to Julian Alden and John Ferguson Weir, also well known American artists.ÿ Robert Fulton Weir's illustrations of the Civil War, published at the time by Harper's, can be found in many museums.ÿ He continued as an illustrator after the war and until his death, and his work is known forÿhis keen observation and depiction of detail.ÿÿ

the first laid on board, with glue remnants at edges under mat, slight toning and fading; the second glued to mat at lower inside edge, slight toning and fading; both frames with wear and abrasions, missing decoration at edges,ÿglued to mat at lower inside edge