(Maryland/Pennsylvania, 1767-1822)

Portrait of a Colonial Lady, unsigned, oil on canvas, 26-1/4 x 22-1/4 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 29-1/4 x 25-1/2 in.

Provenance: Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund

Note: Extensive correspondence regarding the attribution of this work to Charles Peale Polk accompanies this lot.

wax lined, acrylic backed, stabilized crackle, retouch; frame with wear commensurate with age, losses, old repairs

Conserved by Cumberland Art Conservation, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988. Treatment label attached verso.