IMPORTANT PAIR OF PRIOR-HAMBLIN SCHOOL FOLK ART PORTRAITS, oil on canvas (each), the complex three-quarter-length compositions of impressive size featuring a boy and a girl, likely siblings, in outdoor settings, he holding a riding crop with hoop and stick nearby, she holding a rose bud and open book with red cover, no signature(s) located. Each housed in possibly original giltwood frame with molded-composition ornamentation. Together with what is likely the girl's original blue wool dress embellished with white silk hem and decorative stitching depicted in the girl's portrait and a period riding crop, which is, by repute, the crop depicted in the boy's portrait. Four pieces total. Circa 1845. Girl's portrait 26 1/4" x 22 1/4" sight, 34 1/2" x 31" OA. Reserve.
Catalogue Note: The appearance of the present pair of Prior-Hamblin School portraits, recently discovered in a Clarksburg, West Virginia estate, represents a rare opportunity to acquire a top-quality pair of folk portraits from an iconic 19th-century artist studio, made even more noteworthy with the retention of original sitter costume and effects.
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Property from the estate of Frances Nicholson Finly, Clarksburg, WV.
Reportedly purchased from Argosy Gallery, New York, NY, in the 1950s.

Very good overall condition with minor scattered craquelure and discoloration. Lined with minor to moderate areas of conservation. She with minor areas of inpainting / overpainting to face, clothing, body, and background, heavier to right arm. He with minor to moderate areas of inpainting / overpainting to trousers and jacket, and areas of background. Frames with minor wear, losses, and repairs.