Lot Essay
The frame bears a small label that reads 'Sisters children of K. Scotts great great grandmother. Since they were named Macbeth, K. Scott calls them the Witches'.
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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century
Group portrait of the MacBeth family children and a cat
Details
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century
Group portrait of the MacBeth family children and a cat
with the date and inscription 'pinxt 1815 in august' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
48 x 42 in. (121.9 x 106.7 cm.)
Painted in 1815.
Group portrait of the MacBeth family children and a cat
with the date and inscription 'pinxt 1815 in august' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
48 x 42 in. (121.9 x 106.7 cm.)
Painted in 1815.
Provenance
The MacBeth family, Baltimore, Maryland.
The estate of a Southern family, early 1970s.
The estate of a Southern family, early 1970s.
Sale room notice
Please note that the sale of this portrait is accompanied by a note written by Katherine Kirkwood Scott, a family descendant and previous owner. She states that the sitters are William, Henry, Sarah and Mary MacBeth, the children of her great great grandmother's sister.
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