Lot 159: Robert Walter Weir (New York, 1803-1889), Mrs.

Robert Walter Weir (New York, 1803-1889), Mrs. Francis Rider, circa 1840, signed verso on stretcher "Rbt. Weir...West Pt.[?]", oil on canvas, 34-1/4 x 27 in.; 19th century gilt wood and composition French style frame. Original stretcher and tacking edge, bloom at bottom, two periods of restoration, scattered retouch with small points in face, proper left side of face in background, bottom middle, points in background left and right, crackle, cupping, minor flaking, abrasions, craquelure; frame resurfaced, loss to composition. Mrs. Oscar Baron; Alicat Gallery, Yonkers, New York (label verso)