E.C. Middleton (American, 19th Century) - Pair of Oval George and Martha Washington Portraits

Chromolithograph laid down to canvas, stamped 'Warranted Oil Colors / Entered accordingly to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by / E. C. Middleton, / in the Clerk's Office of the District Court / for the Southern District of Ohio, / Cincinnati' verso. 
17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6cm)

(x2)

Lot Essay

Please note that a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the present lot will go to the Julian and Sheila Katz Scholarship Fund at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. To learn more about Dr. Julian Katz and Dr. Sheila Moriber Katz, please visit our website. For other works from the Katz Collection, see lots 69 - 90.

Cincinnati engraver Elijah C. Middleton used a unique method of lithography where he printed on canvas-backed paper in oil-based inks in order to produce color images of unusually high quality that were affordable. Starting around 1861, his chromolithographic portraits often depicted famous figures such as George and Martha Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster and General Grant.