Oil
1767-1835, British Portrait of Leacroft Freer, Aged 19 Oil on canvas, 24 7/8 x 21 1/4 inches, 1816, signed with indistinct initials lower right. The sitter is identified in an inscription on the reverse: "L.F. Leacroft Freer/ Son of the Late Mr. W.L. Freer of Stourbridge Aged 1[9]/ June 18th 1816." According to the Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents, by the Rev. William Dimock Fletcher, 1887, pp. 141-43, Leacroft Freer was the tenth of sixteen children born to William Leacroft Freer of Stourbridge, England, a surgeon, and his first wife, Anna Maria Hickman. Leacroft was born on March 6, 1797. He was 17th in descent from Edward III.
1860-1940, American Siesta Oil on canvas mounted to paperboard, 6 x 7 1/2 inches, unsigned, inscribed "Siesta" in crayon and "by Chas. P. Gruppe/1889" in pencil on reverse
active 1887-1910, American Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 inches, 1910, signed and dated lower left. Cowdery was a member of the Copley Society in Boston.
1951 - , American Live Oak Tree Handcolored photograph, visible size: 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches, pencil signed and inscribed by the artist along the lower edge, below the mat, framed. Photograph taken in Sarasota, 1984
1951 - , American Banyon Tree Handcolored photograph, visible size: 12 1/2 x 16 3/8 inches, 1984, artist's stamp on reverse, framed. Photograph taken on the grounds of the Ringling Museum Sarasota, Florida.
active 1848-1874, British View of Strasburg Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, signed "H. Foley" lower right. There is an inscription on the back of the canvas which appears to read "View of Strasburg." In a heavy period frame, probably original to the painting. Please note: the foreground is not as red as it appears in the photograph.
1842-1914, Norwegian Alpine Lake Oil on panel, 11 x 16 inches, signed and dated "A. Rasmussen 71." Provenance: Estate of N. David Scotti, Providence, Rhode Island.
1831-1915, American Rain Squall Oil on canvas view of Grand Manan, attributed to Harrison Bird Brown, 12 x 20 inches, partial signature and title on reverse.
Born in Portland, Maine, as Henry Box Brown, he began his artistic career as a sign and banner painter. After changing his name, he focused exclusively on producing fine art. His subjects were the rugged coasts of his home state. Brown was a member of the Portland Art Society, of which he was elected president in 1892, shortly before he relocated to London, England, where he died in 1915.
1848-1927, American Landscape with House by a Duck Pond Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, signed "MHLOWELL" lower left. A primarily self-taught artist, Lowell preferred landscapes and worked mainly in the Adirondacks and Hudson River Valley.
1858-1919, American Summer Landscape Oil on board, 18 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches, signed "RANGER NAD D13" l.l., identified on presentation plaque, inscribed "...registered by National Academy..." in pencil on reverse.
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