Carnig Eksergian (Armenian/American 1855-1931) Portrait of Lydia Emmet Eliot

Carnig Eksergian (Armenian/American, 1855-1931) Portrait of Lydia Emmet Eliot Signed "C. Eksergian" on a canvas fragment and identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on canvas mounted to cradled Masonite, 25 x 21 in. (63.5 x 53.3 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure, retouch, varnish inconsistencies, surface grime. Provenance: The property of Samuel E. Codman, Charles G. Loring House, Prides Crossing, Massachusetts. N.B. According to the label on the reverse, the portrait depicting Samuel Codman's mother Lydia Emmet [née Eliot] Codman Shaw (1886-1966), was originally full-length and depicted her in a riding costume.