$9,400
Attributed to Sarah Goodridge (Massachusetts, 1788 - 1853) Miniature Portrait of Mrs. Solomon Sargent (nee' Persis Child). Unsigned. The subject and artist identified in an inscription on the reverse: "Sarah Goodrich miniature of Mrs. Solomon Sargent (nee' Persis Child), grandmother of Bessie V. Osgood." Watercolor on ivory, 3 1/4 x 2 2/4 in., in an eglomise mat and molded wood frame. Including original embossed brown leather case with Boston label. Condition: Small loss l.r. Note: Sarah Goodridge was born in Templeton, Massachusetts. She showed an early interest in portraiture, taught school for several years and began painting portraits of her friends while teaching, and housekeeping for her brothers. In 1820 she moved to Boston to live with her sister and brother-in-law and opened a studio there, where she met and studied under Gilbert Stuart. She painted portraits of Stuart, Daniel Webster, General Henry Lee, and many other prominent figures of the day. She was a prolific painter, completeing about two miniatures a week until her eyesight failed in 1850. According to the Town of Keene, New Hampshire, Vital Statistics 1896-1899, Elizabeth B. Osgood, the daughter of Solomon and Persis (Child) Sargent died March 3, 1897. It also states her mother Persis Child, was born in Templeton, Massachusetts, and her father Solomon Sargent was born in Rockingham, Vermont.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-11-04
