LOT DETAILS

Materials:

ink wash, conte crayon and graphite

Size Notes:

oval image; 10.75 x 8.5 in board; 15 x 12.75 x 2 in framed

Description:

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Markings:

signed in pencil, 'J. Vanderlyn, in margin lower left, and in pencil 'at Paris 1804,' in lower right margin. Paris, France artist supply store label en verso (partially hidden by brown tape)

Condition:

Portrait: in need of conservation. Scattered foxing and discoloration; insect damage along upper border area. 3/8' tear upper left in background. 7/16' L paper loss with hole on subject's jacket below a 7/8' L white abrasion. Overall surface grime. Early 19th century two-inch wide giltwood and composition frame having concave outer edge, applied acanthus and palmette decoration, concave burnished band and bead course interior edge