Auction: Sale #2128 - 2128Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 24, 2002 10:00AM
Description:
Frederick R. Spencer (American, 1806-1875)
Portrait of a Gentleman Holding a Book. Signed and dated "Painted F. R. Spencer New York 1833" on reverse. Oil on panel, 35 1/2 x 27 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Minor paint loss at upper center and right center edges.
N.B. Spencer was a portrait and genre painter who trained at the National Academy, where he later held various managerial positions.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Spencer was a portrait and genre painter who trained at the National Academy, where he later held various managerial positions.