Lot Details
Lot 298
Eliza Ann Robeson
American, 1798-1834
Major Jonas Robeson and Family at the Tomb of his Wife, Betsy, circa 1818
Watercolor and gold collage on silk laid down on canvas
21 x 25 3/8 inches
Provenance:
Elizabeth (Eliza Ann) Robeson Wells (1798-1834)
Edward Livingston Wells (1834-1880), Son
Mary Hughes Wells Hetzel (1870-1931), Daughter
Dr. Joseph Linn Hetzel, Jr. (1900-1979)
Christie's, New York, January 26-27, 1995, lot 75
This touching work executed by Eliza Robeson depicts her father, Mr. Jonas Robeson (1770-1819), a prominent merchant of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, and her siblings mourning the death of her mother.
C Property from the Estate of a Private Collector
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