Art; Josephson, Rachel; Josephson, Manuel; Kilburn, Lawrence; New York, New York, United States; 1760
Name:
Josephson, Rachel; Josephson, Manuel; Kilburn, Lawrence
Date:
1760
Description:
Portraits of Rachel Josephson (1732-1797) and Manuel Josephson (1729-1796) by Lawrence Kilburn (1720-1775). Possibly commissioned on the occasion of their marriage in 1759. Oil on canvas, both paintings measure 73.7 x 61.6cm. Formerly attributed to the painter Jeremiah Theus. Provenance: Dr. I. Minnis Hays of Philadelphia (1926); Sold at Freeman's Philadelphia to Joseph S. Sorger in 1974; Sold at Freeman's Philadelphia from Sorger's collection, 5 October 2010, lot 169.
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