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ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL, WATERMELON

Offered by: Arader Galleries

Description
Anglo-Chinese School
Watermelon
c. 1800
Watercolor with gum-arabic on Chinese paper
Sheet size: 14 3/4 x 12 1/2"
Frame size: 21 1/2 x 19 1/5"

These watercolors came to America with James Biddle (1783 - 1884) who was an officer on a merchant ship that traveled to China in 1807. It is a family lore that he purchased the watercolor on that voyage. The Biddle family married into the family of Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745 - 1813), a Philadelphia doctor and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Provenance: James Biddle; by descent through the family of Benjamin Rush; S. Merchant & Son, London. Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph Verner Reed. These watercolors descended through the Rush family.

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Founded in 1971, Arader Galleries is the leading dealer of rare maps, prints, books, and watercolors from the 16th to 19th centuries. Visit us at 1016 Madison Avenue, NYC, or contact us at 215.735.8811 | loricohen@aradergalleries.com |