Attributed to Charles Balthazar Julien Ferret de Saint-Memin (French/American, 1770-1852) Portrait of Thomas Rodman of B...

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Attributed to Charles Balthazar Julien Ferret de Saint-Memin (French/American, 1770-1852)
Portrait of Thomas Rodman of Burlington, New Jersey.

Unsigned. Black and white crayon on paper, bust-length profile portrait c. 1799, 19 x 14 1/2 in. (sight),in a replaced eglomise mat with oval aperture, and period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor toning, repaired tears, l.r and l.l., not examined out of frame.

Provenance: A photocopied old auction description with image of this work is affixed to the backing. It states the provenance as: Henry N. Paul, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Samuel Paul, son; by descent in family. Also "Literature: E. Dexter, The St. Memin Collection of Portraits (1862),p. ? pl. 481." Additionally a fragment of an early label is affixed to the backing.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

previous conservation work done, currently the work is sealed on all four sides between the backing and glass, the eglomise mat is not original, however, the original broken mat is included with the lot.

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