Original charcoal portrait of Frances Noah Hart, executed on October 16, 1840, by Alex Edouard. The 11 x 14 inch portrait depicts a seated Hart at age 82, her shawl and bonnet highlighted with silver. The artist's signature, "ALEX. EDOUART, Fecit OCT. 16'th, 1840," appears in the corner. A label affixed to the back of the frame identifies Hart as the aunt of Major M. M. Noah of New York, wife of Ephraim Hart of New York, and mother of Harriet Judith (wife of Benjamin Hart of Montreal). It notes her death in Montreal in 1843 at age 85 and mentions her as an aunt of Commander Uriah P. Levy, U.S.N. The portrait is housed in its original 15 x 18 bird's-eye maple frame. Accompanying materials include photostats of biographical sketches of Alex Edouard and Ephraim Hart.
Subject: 19th Century American Art
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A one-and-a-half-page letter dated March 8, 1822, from the publishers Gales & Seaton in Washington, D.C., to Mordecai Manuel Noah in New York City. The letter discusses the commissioning of an American artist to create a sculpture of George Washington, specifically mentioning the sculptor Henry Causici and his qualifications.
Oil on canvas portrait depicting Ellen Naar with her granddaughter, Sarah Francis. The painting is framed and measures 33.5 x 26.5 inches. Created circa 1835. Ellen Naar (d. 1856) was married to Joshua Naar of the Sephardic-American Naar family and was a member of New York's Shearith Israel synagogue.
Woodblock print depicting Mazeppa bound to the back of a horse, a scene made famous by Ada Menken's stage performance. Published by Turner & Fisher in Philadelphia and New York, circa 1855.