Lot 1057: John Stirling (British, 1820-1871), "The Talking

John Stirling (British, 1820-1871), "The Talking Oak, 1867", signed "J. Stirling 1867", oil on canvas, 20-7/8 x 17 in., original gilt wood and composition frame with laurel leaf and berry decoration, restretched on old stretcher, lined with wax and linen, crackle, cupping, stretcher marks, retouch at repaired tears lower right at sleeve, chest, necklace, tree and hair; frame with restoration, abrasions Private Collection, Louisville, Kentucky