January 16, 2020 The Susquehanna Collection
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/16/2020
John Wollaston, a London-trained painter who came to New York in 1749, was one of the first English artists to immigrate to the colonies, where he secured the patronage of wealthy Americans. Wollaston furnished portraits for many of Maryland's leading families, including two likenesses of Charles Carroll of Duddington. Born in 1729 to Daniel Carroll of Duddington and his wife Ann (Razer), Charles married Mary Hill in 1763 and fathered three sons - Charles, Daniel and Henry. In addition to his father's estate "Duddington" (Now part of the city of Washington, D.C.), Charles owned large tracts of land in Prince George, Washington and Baltimore Counties. Charles Carroll, Jr. died in 1768. An appraisal of his estate lists "Mr. Carrolls Portrait by Wollaston." Regrettably, it is impossible to determine whether the portrait mentioned in the inventory is this one, or Wollaston's likeness of Charles as a younger man in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. CONDITION: The painting has a repaired tear, moderate losses and in-painting. The canvas has been relined. The sitter's left hand and adjacent areas are re-painted. It is in a period frame. PROVENANCE: The painting descended from Charles Carroll of Duddington to Charles Carroll of Bellevue to William Thomas Carroll to Mrs. William Thomas Carroll to Mrs. Katherine Carroll Beale and was formerly in the collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The portrait was purchased by Kennedy Galleries and Joe Kindig Antiques.
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Item Dimensions: Frame: 57" x 47".