03-22-200203-23-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2129Boston
March 22, 2002 04:00 PMCalender
288

John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1840) Portrait of Col. James Burn

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$1,763$1,500
Auction: Sale #2129 - 2129Location: BostonDate / Time: March 22, 2002 4:00PM

Description:

John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1840)

Portrait of Col. James Burn
Unsigned, identified on label on the reverse.
Oil on canvas (mounted),20 1/8 x 18 3/16 in. (51.1 x 46.2 cm),unframed.
Condition: Cut down, scattered retouch, scattered surface abrasions, surface grime, craquelure.

Provenance: From the collection of The Brooklyn Museum of Art.

N.B. Colonel Burn was Captain of the Cavalry in 1799 until promoted to Colonel of the 2nd light Dragoons in 1812. He died in 1823, outside Philadelphia. This portrait was commissioned for General Wilkinson, under whom Colonel Burn served.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Keywords

Colonel, James Burn, John Wesley Jarvis, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, N.B. Colonel Burn, Philadelphia, Wilkinson