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PAIR OF ROBERTSON/ BERNARD / GUEST FAMILY, CAROLI

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PAIR OF ROBERTSON/ BERNARD / GUEST FAMILY, CAROLINE CO., VA PORTRAITS, oil on canvas, depicting Jane Gay Robertson (Mrs. John H.) Bernard (1794-1852) in a white dress, and her daughter Mary Bernard (Mrs. George) Guest (1824-1895) in a crimson velvet dress, unsigned, in matching period gilt frames. Family tradition indicates that the first portrait is a copy of the Thomas Sully copy of the original 1818 John Vanderlyn portrait. Possibly by Louis Mathieu Didier Guillaume (1816-1892). Third quarter 19th century. 23" x 19" sight, 32" x 28 1/2" overall
Reference: See Virginius Cornick Hall, Jr. {{Portraits in the Collection of the Virginia Historical Society - A Catalogue}}, pp. 12 and 213, for portraits signed by Guillaume
Provenance: Property of APVA Preservation Virginia.The Estate of John Wellford Guest (1919-1994), a bequest used to furnish Gay Mont, Caroline Co., VA.Miss Mary Bernard Guest (1899-1974).John Laurens Guest (1899-1953).Bernard Robertson Guest (1863-1948)
Note: Louis Guillaume was born in Nantes, France. After learning his craft in his home country, he immigrated to the United States as early as 1855 and was working in Richmond, VA by 1857. He painted a large number of portraits in Richmond and the surrounding area, including numerous Confederate officers

Very good to excellent condition with a few small old repairs, frames with visible cracking and small losses

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