[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Miniature portrait of Colonel John Robert.
Sale 1345 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online
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Jun 19, 2024
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Jul 2, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Miniature portrait of Colonel John Robert.
Miniature watercolor portrait, approx. 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in., housed in 5 x 4 in. oval frame with a contemporary ink identification of the subject being Colonel John Robert with a notation, ".E.J. Smith" below, possibly representing the name of the artist (edge wear to portrait, not examined outside frame).
Colonel John Robert (1757-1812) is noted in family records to have served at Monmouth and was taken prisoner. He owned property at Haverstraw, NY, and his family was from Flushing, NY, originally.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the “Historical Shop”
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