Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis "Portrait of a Man

Attributed to JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (American 1780-1840) "Portrait of a Man" (Traditionally identified as John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)) Oil on canvas. 30 x 25 inches; Frame: 37 3/4 x 32 inches. Unsigned. Provenance: Mrs. Hughes, Mobile, Alabama, Mary H. Sully, Philadelphia, John Levy Galleries, New York, 1941, Newhouse Galleries, New York, 1952, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina (by purchase), purchased at Christie's on January 20, 2012 lot 286. Exhibited: New York, John Levy Galleries, "The Mary H. Sully collection of American Paintings, 26 November- 31 December 1941. Literature: W.R. Valentine, "Catalogue of Paintings: Including Three Sets of Tapestries" (Raleigh, North Carolina, 1956), no 21. North Carolina Museum of Art, "American Paintings to 1900: Catalogue of Paintings" (Raleigh, North Carolina, 1967), no. 33.