Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843) A Young Troubadour

Description:

Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843)

A Young Troubadour
Titled, signed, and dated "...W. Allston pinxit 1832." on the reverse, with labels
from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Boston Athenaeum affixed to the frame.
Oil on artist board, 17 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (45.1 x 37.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Surface irregularities (including alligatoring and blistering).

Provenance: Ex-collection of Mrs. Charles Jackson Paine [née Julia Lee Bryant] (1847-1901),Boston; by family descent to the estate of Charles P. Fisher, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Estimate $1,200-1,800


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