William Tylee Ranney (1813-1857) Group of Four Figural
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Description
Comprising George Washington Conversing with a Woman, initialed, "W.T.R.," l.r., pencil and watercolor on paper; Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, initialed, "WTR," l.r., pencil on paper; Mexican War Drummer, initialed, "W.T.R.," l.r., pencil on paper; and Profile of a Man Wearing Glasses, initialed, "R," l.r., pencil on paper; all matted and framed.
(9 in. x 7 3/4 in. (Washington, sight), 8 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. (Franklin), 4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (drummer), 5 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. (man with glasses, sight))
Provenance
Property from a Private Collector.
Exhibition History
George Washington Conversing with a Woman purchased from W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, also bearing old Claude J. Ranney collection label and Brandywine River Museum exhibition loan label verso, September 7 - November 24, 1991.
Condition report:
16 in. x 14 3/4 in. (Washington, frame), 13 3/4 in. x 15 1/2 in. (Franklin, frame), 10 1/4 in. x 9 in. (drummer, frame), 12 in. x 10 in. (man with glasses, frame)
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