Small Profile Portrait Miniature of George Lee Magruder (1801-1863)

Description:

Small Profile Portrait Miniature of George Lee Magruder (1801-1863), Annapolis, Maryland, c. 1825, oval profile portrait of the gentleman with curly black hair wearing a white shirt with black jacket and stock, 1 1/8 x 1 in., in an oval gilt-brass pendant case. Condition: Very good.

Provenance: Family descent from the sitter. George Magruder's marriage to Henrietta Sanford Randall united two of the most prominent Annapolis families, each having connections to 19th century Maryland politics.
Estimate $400-600

The miniature is in good condition, there's some minute dust and particles under the glass, the glass is a little cloudy, but there doesn't appear to be any paint losses, on the reverse, the bar on brooch closure is missing.

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