(19th century)

A Handsome Gentleman, American School, unsigned, watercolor on card, 8-1/2 x 6-1/4 in.; period burlwood frame, 11-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.; Young Man with a Bow Tie, British School, unsigned, partial (cut off) stamp lower right corner recto "James & Rudd .... DON (presumably London)", watercolor on card, 6 x 4-1/2 in.; grain painted wood frame, 8-1/2 x 7 in.

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Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia [[americanart]]/[[portrait-miniature]]

Gentleman with slight fading, wear at edges commensurate with age; frame with some wear; Young Man with slight foxing, staining, fading, stamp cut off as made; frame with wear and losses at corners and edges