American School, 19th Century Portrait of Captain Benjamin Thistle, Beverly, Massachusetts.

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American School, 19th Century

Portrait of Captain Benjamin Thistle, Beverly, Massachusetts. Signed and dated "M. Van Doort 1825" l.l. Oil on canvas, the subject wears a navy blue topcoat, yellow vest and frilled white shirt, in front of a wavy sea, rising sun, pink horizon, and clouded sky, 29 x 25 1/2 in., in a molded gilt gesso frame. Condition: Scattered retouch, especially to two areas of background.

Provenance: Malcolm S. Burroughs, Topsfield, Massachusetts.

Note: A label attached to the back of the frame reports that Captain Thistle was master of the ship Sooloo, of Salem.
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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