November 23, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Three
Sat, Nov 23, 2024 09:00AM EST
Lot 2400
AFTER JOHN HESSELIUS (MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, 1728-1778) JOHNSTON FAMILY PORTRAITS, LOT OF THREE
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$937.50
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
AFTER JOHN HESSELIUS (MARYLAND, VIRGINIA 1728-1778) JOHNSTON FAMILY PORTRAITS, LOT OF THREE, oil on canvas, depicting Fairfax Co., VA lawyer, landowner, and member of the House of Burgesses, George Johnston (1722-1767); his wife, Sarah McCartney Johnston (b. 1729); and their son, George Johnston, Jr. (d. 1777), original inscriptions verso name each sitter and read "Original painted 1765," advise the age of the sitter, and "Copied in 1876 / By R. M. Dawson." The parents each housed in a matching 20th century gilt frames, the son in a likely original period gilt frame which coordinates well with the others. Included with the lot is a copy of the family history of the objects detailing the owner and location of the originals. Dated 1876. Each approximately 33 1/2" x 25 1/2" sight, 40 1/2" x 32 1/2" OA.
Catalogue Note: The original paintings were sold by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 6/17/2017, lot 1159, and were discovered rolled up in a trunk by the family and documented by MESDA in 1980 (Object file S-10302, S-10303, S-10304).
George Johnston was a prominent lawyer and landowner in the Belhaven area of Fairfax County, Virginia who served as a member of the House of Burgesses (1750-1765) and the Council of Alexandria (1750). His son, George Johnston, Jr., was a successful lawyer in nearby Loudoun Co. and an ardent patriot who served as Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War before his untimely death at Morristown, NJ in the spring of 1777.
Condition
Good condition overall, each with a darkened surface and scattered moderate to minor wear, most notably the portrait of the boy with localized scratching and loss to the surface of the painting; the frames in good condition with minor wear.
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