Lot Details
Lot 1164
John Trumbull 1756-1843 PORTRAIT OF REVEREND HERMAN NORTON
1756-1843
PORTRAIT OF REVEREND HERMAN NORTON
Inscribed on the new canvas backing REV. HERMAN NORTON/THIS CANVAS WAS SIGNED ON BACK/JNO TRUMBULL 1838/ALEXANDER BOWER/PORTLAND MAINE NOV 12/37
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
The sitter served as pastor of the Union Presbyterian Church in New York City from 1830 to 1835, after which he was active as an evangelist in New Haven, where Trumbull may have painted his portrait. It descended directly through the Norton family.
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for $4,800 (includes buyer's premium)
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