Lot 54: Walter Robertson (Irish died 1801) miniature

Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801)

miniature portrait of seth johnson, after 1793

Inscribed verso, "Seth Johnson of Middletown, Connecticut and New York. By Walter Robertson (Irish, active in U.S.A. after 1793, died in India, 1802." watercolor on ivory, gilt locket frame.
note:
Seth Johnson was born November 2, 1767 in Middletown, CT, lived in New York City, and died in Holland Patent, New York on December 7, 1802 at the age of 35. He owned 20,000 acres in Holland Patent which he bought from Lord Holland, and donated several acres to the town for a cemetery.

Sight size: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in.