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Full Length Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Blue Dress Holding a Hoop

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Artist unidentified
American, probably New England or New York State
Ca. 1820-1840.
Oil on canvas laid down on board
30 3/8" x 25 1/4"
Condition: Very minor restoration, painting is mounted in a contemporary frame.
This very charming full-length portrait of a young girl is posed in front of what appears to be the Bay of Naples with Mt. Vesuvius in the background. This rare depiction of a foreign landscape does not often appear in American Folk Portraiture. It may suggest that the sitter comes from a family of merchants who sailed and traded with the Italians. It perhaps could also be symbolic to the family's heritage. Regardless, the artist has captured a sense of spirit in the sitter as well as giving us a glimpse of the family's status and wealth.

More Information

Period:	Pre 18th Century
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1820-1840
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 466
Incollect Reference #:	96531

Dimensions

W.	25.25 in;	H.	30.38 in;
W.	64.14 cm;	H.	77.17 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.