Thomas Buchanan Read

Lot 77: Thomas B. Read (American, 1822-1872)

Name: Thomas B. Read (American, 1822-1872)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 580542c166

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 29, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Thomas B. Read (American, 1822-1872)
A Pair of Portraits of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning
both portraits signed "T.B. Read/Florence" (lower right). Verso of each inscribed "Portrait of Robt Browning/Painted for Ferdinand J. Draer [sic]/By T.B. Read/Florence 1855" and "Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning/Painted for Ferdinand J. Draer [sic] Esq/By T.B. Read/Florence 1855," respectively
oil on canvas
15¾ x 12¾ in.
Painted in 1853 (2)

Artist or Maker

Thomas Buchanan Read

Provenance

Ferdinand J. Dreer

Notes

PROPERTY FROM THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORY MUSEUM AT THE ATWATER KENT, WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE COLLECTION FUND AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Auction Details

Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Prints

Christie's

September 29, 2010, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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