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Description:
Joseph Semple (United Kingdom/Ireland, fl. 1863-1878)
Portrait of the Lyman Cann of Yarmouth
Signed and identified "Joseph Semple/Pinxt/BELFAST" and "LYMAN CANN. of YARMOUTH." along the lower edge.
Oil on canvas, 20 x 31 in., in a giltwood frame.
Condition: Spots, lines, and small areas of retouch, back of canvas with an applied layer which is flaking off.
Estimate $1,000-3,000
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Keywords
Lyman Cann, Joseph Semple, United Kingdom, BELFASTStephen L. Fletcher
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