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Sale 52
Manuscript, Collectibles and Aerospace Auction
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Lot 427 |
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Peale, Rembrandt (?). Daniel D. Tompkins. Original oil on board of Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825), Vice President of the United States under James Monroe and Governor of New York State. The painting is approximately 10" x 15" and is reported by the Tomkins family to be by Peale, though the painting is unsigned, as usual. The painting has typical bright flesh tones of a youthful-looking man. There is minor damage to the painting in the four corners, possibly the result of an early frame. The current frame is certainly pre-Civil War; matte has been replaced. The board retains the original label as it appeared when the artist purchased the board, "Townsend & Wood, Fancy & General Stationers & Booksellers 72 Bold Street Liverpool." Accompanying the piece are five family relics. These include:
1) A framed, brightly colored (lapis blue and gold) family crest of Tompkins by Tiffany & Co. About 4.5" x 6.5"
2-4) Three Tompkins Bibles and/or Hymnals
5) An 1851 publication "Lives of the Governors of the State of New York" by John S. Jenkins 1851, containing a chapter on Tompkins and an early engraving by J. C. Buttre.
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) was the son of the famous painter Charles Willson Peale, whose most famous portrait was of George Washington. Likewise, Rembrandt Peale's most famous portrait was of George Washington. Rembrandt painted many other political figures, among them Thomas Jefferson, Chief Justice John Marshall, and John C. Calhoun. He is known to have painted over 600 portraits.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 6,000.
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$5,750 |
Lot 428 |
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