Isaac Augustus Wetherby (American, 1819-1904) Pair of Portraits: Mary Peters Hewins and James Hewins

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Isaac Augustus Wetherby (American, 1819-1904)

Pair of Portraits: Mary Peters Hewins and James Hewins. Inscribed on the verso of the canvas "Painted Oct 1842 by J.A. Wetherby." Oil on canvas, 29 1/4 x 24 1/4 in., framed.
Estimate $800-1,200

each has been skinned, with craquelure, tenting, and rippling allover. Mary is with scattered flakes and losses to the field and James has been laid on board, with touchups and repairs


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