Pennsylvania General

American School

Pennsylvania General
Unsigned, ca. 1810-1820
Watercolor and ink on paper
8 ¼” x 6 ½”, 11 14/16” x 10 ¼” (frame)
Over-all in fine condition, some crease folds and toning to the paper.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut, thence by descent.
Illustrated: Nineteenth-Century Folk Painting: Our Spirited National Heritage, Works of Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou (The William Benton Museum of Art, 1973), pl. 6.
Exhibited: The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1973; The New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York, 1973; Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1974.
This rare, early watercolor portrait depiction of a Pennsylvania General embodies all the attributes of a pure American folk artist. The portrait is housed in what appears to be the original carved walnut frame with pilasters.

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