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Auction: 340 - The Numismatic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 668

Portrait of an American Naval Officer. Mid-19th Century. Oil on canvas. 28 x 37". Gray-haired officer in a ca. War of 1812-1840s uniform seated ¾ left at his writing desk. Light craquelure at bottom. In a gilded gesso frame, 38 x 48", gilding chipped at edges.

Estimate
$1,000 to $1,500

Sale 340 Notices
Accompanied by a note alleging it is an English Naval Officer named Mr. Russell.