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Washington painting after Barralet,

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Commemoration of Washington or "The Apotheosis of Washington", depiction of George Washington being lifted from his tomb by [Time] and [Immortality] and being mourned by [Colombia (Freedom),] a Native American, and the figures of [Faith,] [Hope] and [Charity,] after an 1802 engraving, by John James Barralet, Ireland/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1747-1815, oil on canvas, American, 19th century, 27 x 22-1/4 in.; 20th century Empire style frame with anthemion at corners. Restretched on old stretcher, lined with wax and linen, minor retouch lower right and scattered in background and at edges, crackle, flaking, stretcher marks; frame with abrasions. Provenance: Estate of the Late William and Priscilla Carlebach, Mystic, Connecticut and Bedford, New York.

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