Lot 1040: Jeremiah Hardy (American, 1800-1887) Oil on Board Portrait of Elizabeth Eloise Wise (1808-1833), signed l.r. "Hardy," framed, a handwri

Jeremiah Hardy (American, 1800-1887) Oil on Board Portrait of Elizabeth Eloise Wise (1808-1833), signed l.r. "Hardy," framed, a handwritten note on the reverse identifies the subject and notes that she was the wife of Pliny Dwight Parsons, and died during the birth of her son Joseph Wise T. Parsons, board 27 x 21 5/8 in.


Provenance: By family descent.

Note: Jeremiah Hardy was born in Pelham, New Hampshire, moving with his parents to Hampden, Maine, in 1811. After studying in Boston, he returned to Hampden. He lived briefly in Bangor, Maine, but returned to Hampden, where he remained until his death.