$19,680
Pair of Portraits of Young Man and Girl, the Children of General William Ross, attributed to "Mr. Boyd," Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, c. 1812, unsigned, oil on board, the portrait of the seated girl dressed in a white ruffled gown, old typed note on the reverse of the board reads "This picture of/Caroline Ann Ross (Atherton)/b. 24 Feb. 1797, d. 18 Aug./1885... was painted in/oil, on wood, about 1812;" the portrait of the boy dressed in black overcoat with patterned pink vest and trousers, old typed note on reverse of the board reads "This picture of/William Sterling Ross, b./11 Aug. 1802, d. 11 July/1808. was painted in oil,/on wood, about 1812."; each portrait within a black mat painted on the board mounted in a mahogany-veneered pine frame, (imperfections), frame ht. 11 5/8, wd. 9 3/4 in. Note: During the War of 1812 Brigadier General William Ross commanded the second brigade, ninth division of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-03-01
