Attributed to Jacob Maentel (1778-1863), Double Portrait of Susannah and John Beard with a potted rose

Watercolor and ink on paper, framed.

10 ½ in. x 15 ¾ in. (sight)

Provenance

Ruth Chapin, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Chris A. Machmer, Annville, Pennsylvania
A private Family Collection, Freeman's, October, 28, 2020, lot 44
Collection of a Gentleman.

lot 134: comprised of two separate sheets, which have been probably laid down and mounted to paperboard backing, the sheets with general toning to paper commensurate with age and with some minor occasional spots of foxing; but retaining rich color to pigment; the edges of both sheets with some tears and losses, and apparently with some patches / areas that have been filled in; the corners with some dark circular stains, probably from a former mounting technique; frame appears to be 19th century, but has been fitted with later glass and has been outfitted with modern mounting hardware, but retains old wood backboard (which is presently in two pieces but taped together); the lower left-facing corner of paperboard backing is stuck to wood backboard via putty-like adhesive