$881
Albert Gallatin Hoit (American, 1809-1856) Portrait of Pietro Bachi (aka Ignasio Batolo) Unsigned, "From / J. J. Adams / 99 Washington St. / Boston" canvas stencil on the reverse, oil on canvas, framed. Condition: Some inpainting. N.B. The sitter (b. 1801, Palermo, Italy; d. 1853, Boston, MA) was a professor of foreign languages at Harvard University, ca. 1827. The work is purportedly illustrated in With faithfulness and quiet dignity : Albert Gallatin Hoit 1809-1856 , by Patricia L. Heard, New Hampshire Historical Society, 1984, Concord, NH, pg. 30. Copy of Catalog of American Portraits, National Portrait Gallery object ID accompanies the lot.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-12-14