Oil on canvas (lined), circa 1820, appears unsigned, presented in uniform gilt wood frames; Accompanying the lot is handwritten geneology paperwork identifying the sitters as Charles and Suzanne House of Baltimore Maryland, whose daughter Suzanne married Evan Morgan, grandson of J.P. Morgan.

Stretcher size 36 1/2 x 30 in.; Frame dimensions 35 3/8 x 41 1/2 in.

Private Collection, North Carolina

Both with scattered craquelure, some areas of paint loss and retouch visible under UV light; Suzanne with some marks and scuffs to painting surface; Charles with rubbing and accretion to upper left corner, frame abrasion paint loss lower right corner.

$1,000 - 3,000