Lot 146: F. H. Bischoff (British, active 1823-1849) Abraham Priest Gibson, United States Consul for Russia (1819-1850), seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing black coat, burgundy waistcoat and black cravat, a green curtain and open window behind;

Abraham Priest Gibson (1791-1852), United States Consul for Russia (1819-1850), seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing black coat, burgundy waistcoat and black cravat, a green curtain and open window behind.
Signed on the reverse and inscribed Portrait of/ A: P: Gibson Esq/ Consul of the United/ States of North America/ at Sυt: Petersburgh/ Painted by/ F: H: Bischoff/ Nυo1 Knightsbridge Terrace, gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse; together with a portrait of W. Plinkie by the same hand (cracked).
Rectangular, 130mm (5 1/8in) high (2)
Exhibited: Royal Academy, London 1841, no.911 and 1840, no.790 (respectively)

Part illustrated.