Portrait Purportedly Depicting Captain John Barton, Salem, (Massachusetts). Gouache on paper, the captain painted three-quarter length in profile, wearing a white wig tied with a brown bow, wearing a white ruffled cravat, patterned yellow waistcoat and dark blue coat, handwritten on the reverse "CAPT. JOHN BARTON OF SALEM/ THERE WERE THREE JOHN BARTONS," (3.875 x 3.125 inches). Frame: H: 4.75 in., W: 4 in., D: .625 in.

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4.75 x 4 x 0.625 in