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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Attributed to Frederick Kemmelmeyer (Maryland/Virginia, 1752/53-1820/25) General Washington Reviewing the Troops at Trenton

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Attributed to Frederick Kemmelmeyer (Maryland/Virginia, 1752/53-1820/25)

General Washington Reviewing the Troops at Trenton
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 47 1/2 x 36 3/4 in., in a gilt molded frame.
Condition: Relined on Masonite, retouch, primarily in the sky.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Relined on Masonite, scattered retouch in the sky, the upper right of Washington's jacket, spots on the ground, and in parts of the cannon carriages. There is a scratch across Washington's boot.


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Keywords

Frederick Kemmelmeyer, Sybil Kern