EARLY 19TH C 1826 BOSTON MA OIL ON BOARD PORTRAIT PAINTING BY FRANCIS ALEXANDER

Description: SHIPPING TO CONTINENTAL U.S. ONLY I had originally bought this with the intention to have it restored. Due to other obligations, I am no longer able to do that. It does have some discolored varnish, chipping, scratches, etc. See photos. Here is the information that was given to me by the previous owner: 1826 OIL PORTRAIT ON BOARD OF A GENTLEMAN IN BOSTON BY FRANCIS ALEXANDER, FAMOUS PORTRAIT ARTIST SIGNED "BOSTON OCT.1826 PAINTED BY FR. ALEXANDER" ON BACK IDENTITY OF THE PORTRAIT SUBJECT HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED. PRESUMED TO BE HENRY FREDERICK COOK, BUT UNABLE TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. LARGE! MEASURES 23 1/2 BY 29 INCHES ABOUT THE ARTIST: FRANCIS ALEXANDER: HE WAS BORN IN KILLINGLY, CONNECTICUT IN 1800. AT THE AGE OF 20, HE VISITED NEW YORK WHERE HE COPIED PAINTINGS BY JOHN TRUMBULL . HE PAINTED MANY PORTRAITS..IN 1825, HE SETTLED IN BOSTON. BETWEEN 1825 AND 1831 ALEXANDER'S PORTRAITS COMMANDED INCREASINGLY HIGHER PRICES. BY THE TIME HE LEFT BOSTON TO TOUR EUROPE, HE HAD ALREADY PAINTED PORTRAITS OF NOAH WEBSTER AND PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON.UPON HIS RETURN TO BOSTON IN 1833, ALEXANDER EXHIBITED HIS WORKS AT THE HARDING GALLERY AND WAS CONSIDERED QUITE SUCCESSFUL. HE WAS MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN IN 1840, AND IN 1842 PAINTED CHARLES DICKENS.HE DIED IN ROME IN 1880. WHAT A PIECE OF HISTORY TO OWN AND DISPLAY!!

Price: 500 USD

Location: Powell, Tennessee

End Time: 2024-12-16T18:26:15.000Z

Shipping Cost: 40 USD