American/Continental School, 19th Century Couple at the Bay of Naples

American/Continental School, 19th Century

Couple at the Bay of Naples
Inscribed "JV" or "JD" and dated "1853" l.r., with a label from J.R. Groesbeck Books & Stationery, New York, affixed to the backing.
Oil on panel, 9 1/8 x 12 11/16 in. (23.5 x 32.2 cm), framed.
Condition: Scattered minute accretions, hairline crack to right edge measuring approximately 3/4 inch, hairline crack to center measuring approximately 1/4 inch, scattered minute paint losses.

Provenance: The Stebbins family collection, Massachusetts, purchased in Rome.