George Peter Alexander Healy (American, 1813-1894)

Description:

George Peter Alexander Healy (American, 1813-1894) A Pair of Husband and Wife Portraits: Ozias F. Goodwin (1794-1862) and Margaret (née Chapman) Goodwin (1805-1931). Unsigned, both inscribed "Mrs. Guy Waring/ Hyde Park..." on labels affixed to the reverse, Margaret identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 17 x 13 1/4 in., in period molded giltwood frames. Condition: Minor retouch, bowing to panel.

Provenance: By descent from Margaret Goodwin to daughter Mary Chapman Goodwin (1841-?),by descent to daughter Elizabeth Fairfield Wadsworth [Mrs. Guy Waring, formerly Mrs. George Ebenezer Burgess] (1871-1958),Milton and Hyde Park, Massachusetts; present owners by family descent.

Note: At the encouragement of artists Thomas Sully and Jane Stuart, G.P.A. Healy opened his own portrait studio in Boston at the age of 17 where he accepted private commissions. Margaret and Ozias F. Goodwin were married in 1826.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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