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Sketch of an Elderly Quaker, 1770
$ 1,950
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Tear Sheet Print
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Description
PD2000033 Sketch of an elderly Quaker Possibly William Williams (or his circle), Pennsylvania. Inscribed “Taken from the life, June 9th [17]70.” Height 8”, width 6 1/2”; height 1/2”, width 12” (frame) Pen and ink on laid paper
COMMENTARY:
This quick but confident sketch captures an elderly Quaker, bowed with age and standing with the aid of a walking stick, his “tricorn” hat tucked beneath his left arm. He has been rendered in a few deft stokes of the artist’s pen. The paper is inscribed “Taken from the life, June 9th [17]70.”
The image has certain characteristics in common with artist William Williams ’ circa 1755 portrait of the eccentric Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lay (1682-1759). That portrait is now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The laid paper does not bear a watermark.
CONDITION:
This pen and ink drawing was cleaned by conservator Lisa Ashburn of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The lower edge, which suffered from exposure and was frayed, has been consolidated and patched from behind with non-acidic paper similar in appearance and structure to the original.
The Hogarth style frame is a twentieth century reproduction of an eighteenth century original and was made by Timothy Killalea of South Royal Studios in Alexandria, Virginia.
PRICE: $1950.00 -
More Information
Documentation: Documented elsewhere (similar item) Period: 18th Century Creation Date: 1770 Styles / Movements: Traditional Dealer Reference #: PD2000033 Incollect Reference #: 583944 -
Dimensions
W. 6.5 in; H. 8 in; W. 16.51 cm; H. 20.32 cm;
Message from Seller:
Sumpter Priddy III, Inc. maintains superb relationships with an active group of collectors, as well as private and public institutions. Among its clients are the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts; the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; the White House; the Maryland Historical Society; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and Historic Deerfield, Inc.
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