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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Butts Sheldon |
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| Catalog#: |
Late Summer 2005 |
| Artist: |
John Bradley |
| Category: |
Folk Art |
| SubType: |
Paintings |
| Origin: |
America-USA |
| Era: |
19th Century |
| Height: |
34-1/4 inches (framed: 38 inches) inches |
| Width: |
27-1/4 inches (framed: 31 inches) inches |
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Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Butts Sheldon by John Bradley, New York, circa 1840
Pair of Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Butts Sheldon, signed in the lower left 'J. Bradley, 128 Spring Street, New York.' Also dated 'August 27 1840.' Both portraits depicting Central Park in the background.
New York, circa 1840.
Size: 34-1/4" x 27-1/4" (38" x 31" overall).
Literature: Who's Who In American Art lists John Bradley as a Folk portrait and miniature painter living in New York City and active between 1826 and 1847. He was self taught and was a painter of charming, colorful, and detailed portraits in the English folk art tradition. Most of his stters were from NYC, Staten Island, or New Jersey.
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