Polly B. Wescott (1783-1850) Lived/Active: Greenfield, New York

Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry, Newport, Rhode Island
Inscribed (l.r.): Delineati (sic) By P. B. Wescott, Greenfield
Ca. 1830
Watercolor and ink on paper
9 ¾” x 8 ¼”, 11 ½” x 10” (frame)
Full condition report available upon request.
Provenance: Private collection, Winslow McCagg Family, thence by decent; Linda Rosen Antiques.
Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry was credited with several important naval victories during the war of 1812. There are numerous historical portraits painted and printed in the late 18th and early 19th century of Perry, which became sources for other artists of the period, such as, for Mrs. Wescott.

Price: $8,500