Sale 23AM02 | Lot 1034

After John Vanderlyn

Catalogue: American Paintings & Prints
After John Vanderlyn

Lot Details

Lot 1034
After John Vanderlyn
Portrait of Captain Thomas King Williams
Oil on canvas
16 x 12 3/4 inches

Provenance: by descent in the family
Harriet Brown Bull, Marblehead, Massachusetts
John McInnis Auctioneers, July 11, 2020, lot 208
Private collection, NY

Thomas King Williams (1783-1823) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, son of Thomas and Eleanor (Broughton) Williams. He was the grandson of Com. N. Broughton and Deacon William Williams. His parents were married at Salem on June 30, 1779. Thomas King Williams died September 8, 1823 in New Orleans. A larger painting of the subject by John Vanderlyn is owned by the Marblehead Museum, Massachusetts.


Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $756 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

A few careful spots of inpainting, mainly in the background or in the sitter's jacket but a few small spots are in the sitter's face; craquelure.


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Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for $756 (includes buyer's premium)

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