Southern School, "Four Family Portraits, Possibly the James Howard Family," ca. 1870, consisting of three oil painted photographs of the father and two daughters on card, each with "F. Law's Photographic Gallery [New Orleans]" label affixed en verso, together with an albumen print of "Mrs. James Howard," verso with a "Marshall Field's" photography label and a pencil inscription "Mrs. James Howard" with the address "5820 Prairie," each presented in a giltwood frame, Smallest- H.- 4 in., W.- 6 in., Framed- H.- 12 3/4 in., W.- 14 1/2 in.; Largest- H.- 11 /4 in., W.- 9 1/4 in., Framed- H.- 18 in., W.- 15 1/2 in. (4 Pcs.) Provenance: By repute, Collection of the Magnolia Mound Plantation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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