Alonzo Chappel (New York, 1828-1887) Washington's First Interview with Mrs. Custis, Afterwards Mrs. Washington

Description:

Alonzo Chappel (New York, 1828-1887)

Washington's First Interview with Mrs. Custis, Afterwards Mrs. Washington
Signed "Chappel 55" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in., in a molded gilt-gesso frame.
Condition: No apparent retouch.

Provenance: This and the four other Chappel paintings included in this auction are the property of the same consignor and have been in the consignor's family for several generations.

Literature: Illustrated and described in Barbara J. Mitnick and David Meshutt, The Portraits and History Paintings of Alonzo Chappel (Brandywine River Museum, 1992),pp. 44-45, 78.

Exhibitions: The Portraits and History Paintings of Alonzo Chappel, Brandywine River Museum, March 14-May 17, 1992.
Estimate $2,000-4,000


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