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Manner of Thomas Sully (1783-1872), American
SAID TO BE A PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH FENNELL, THE ACTRESS
Oil on board; bears signature, dated 1809 middle right
Oval 19.5 x 15.25 in — 49.5 x 38.7 cm
Estimate $500-$700
Realised: $390
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
Provenance:
Purchased by Frank E. Whitman in 1913;
By descent to his daughter, Adelaide Whitman Ralsten Ebeling;
By descent to Mary Adelaide Ralsten Beecher;
By descent to her daughter, the present Private Collection, Nova Scotia, held in the family for over 100 years