A Basket of Cherries, 1853

JOHN F. FRANCIS

American, 1808-1886

A Basket of Cherries, 1853

oil on canvas
signed and dated lower right "J F Francis. / PT / June. 1853."
15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm.), Frame: 22 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (57.8 x 9.5 x 67.9 cm.)

Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, New York; Private Collection, New York

Tags: still-life, oil painting, 19th century, listed artist

Condition: in very good overall condition; lined canvas; very minor scattered in-paint visible under UV; a 6-inch line of restoration to the frame edge

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