Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Anglo-American School, 19th Century
Portrait of Hannah More. Unsigned, inscribed Hannah More l.c., the name "Hannah More" inscribed in ink on the mat. Oil on canvas, 9 x 8 in., in a carved mahogany frame with grapevine motif. Condition: Minor retouch to background.
Note: This portrait may depict the English writer Hannah More, best known as a writer of popular religious tracts, an educator of the poor, a poet, and playwright.
Estimate $400-600