$738
American School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman, Probably of the Amory Family, Boston, Massachusetts Unsigned, inscribed on the reverse with at least six names of members of the Amory family. Oil on board, the man seated in his library, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Condition: Fine specks of inpainting. Provenance: Inscribed on the reverse in several different hands with the names of members of several generations of the Amory family and sometimes with years, presumably to indicate when that family member acquired the portrait: Charles Amory, Edward Amory 1898, Copley Amory 1912, Chas Amory, Hannah K. Amory, to Copley Amory, Jr., Christmas 1927.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-11-19