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Lot 294
American School, 19th Century
Sale 1167 - The Collected Home
Lots Open
Jun 1, 2023
Lots Close
Jun 14, 2023
Timed Online
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$189
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Lot Description
American School, 19th Century
Portrait of General Joshua Buster
oil on canvas
unsigned
23 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches.
According to genealogical records, Joshua Butler was born in Loudon, Virginia in 1793. By 1806, Butler had moved to Wanye, Kentucky, where he joined the Fifty-third Regiment of the Kentucky Militia. Upon the outbreak of the War of 1812, Butler's unit served in both the Western and Southern Campaigns, the latter of which culminated in the Battle of New Orleans. Butler returned to Wanye after the war and married Julia Gholson Hayden in 1817, with whom he had at least six children. Butler died in 1861 in Monticello, Wanye, Kentucky.
oil on canvas
unsigned
23 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches.
According to genealogical records, Joshua Butler was born in Loudon, Virginia in 1793. By 1806, Butler had moved to Wanye, Kentucky, where he joined the Fifty-third Regiment of the Kentucky Militia. Upon the outbreak of the War of 1812, Butler's unit served in both the Western and Southern Campaigns, the latter of which culminated in the Battle of New Orleans. Butler returned to Wanye after the war and married Julia Gholson Hayden in 1817, with whom he had at least six children. Butler died in 1861 in Monticello, Wanye, Kentucky.