Lot 429: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828) Captain John MacBride (c. 1735-1800), c. 1785 Inscribed "Stewart Pinxt 1785" in ink in a period...

Name: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828) Captain John MacBride (c. 1735-1800), c. 1785 Inscribed "Stewart Pinxt 1785" in ink in a period...
Brand: Skinner
SKU: 931f139a05

Est: $15,000 USD - $25,000 USDSold:

SkinnerBoston, MA, USSeptember 07, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)

Captain John MacBride (c. 1735-1800), c. 1785
Inscribed "Stewart Pinxt 1785" in ink in a period hand on the stretcher, with a labe
l from Julius H. Weitzner, New York and London, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 3/4 in. (76.2 x 62.9 cm), framed.
Condition: Lined, retouch, craquelure, skinning, varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: A prominent Cincinnati, Ohio, collector.
N.B. The present work closely relates to a 1788 portrait of Captain MacBride formerly owned by Paul Mellon now in the Yale Center for British Art collection.

Artist or Maker

John (1800) Stewart

Auction Details

American & European Paintings & Prints

Skinner

September 07, 2012, 12:00 PM EST

The Heritage on the Garden 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA, 02116, US

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