Milton Hopkins (New York/Connecticut/Ohio, 1789-1844) Portrait of Rachel and Reason Hand of Wooster, Ohio, 1838

Milton Hopkins (New York/Connecticut/Ohio, 1789-1844) Portrait of Rachel and Reason Hand of Wooster, Ohio, 1838 Unsigned, titled on labels on the back. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 30 in., in a grain-painted frame. Condition: Laid down on Masonite, evidence of canvas repair above each child's head and to the right of the girl with associated retouch. The property of August (Gus) Knapp Estimate $4,000-6,000 retouch to an area above the boy's head, and lighter retouch to the background to his left; a similar area of retouch above the girls head, and much of the background to her right has the same light retouch. Minor spots of retouch elsewhere. The canvas has been laid down on Masonite. The areas of retouch above each child's head appear to be associated with canvas repairs. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.