Anson Dickinson (American, 1779-1852) Miniature Portrait of Raphael Dickinson

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Anson Dickinson (American, 1779-1852)

Miniature Portrait of Raphael Dickinson, 1831. Unsigned. Watercolor, 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (sight),in a mitred and molded mahogany frame. Condition: Good.

Note: Mona Dearborn, an authority on Dickinson's work, wrote in a 1993 letter about this miniaiture: "there is no question about the identity of the sitter or the artist." Ms. Dearborn explains also that this miniature was probably painted in New Haven on August 20, 1831.
Estimate $800-1,200


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