EDWARD HICKS | PORTRAIT OF ANDREW JACKSON

EDWARD HICKS
1780 - 1849
PORTRAIT OF ANDREW JACKSON

oil on canvas laid on board
circa 1832
21 ½ by 19 ¾ in.

Condition Report:
In overall fine condition with a thin coat of nicely aged varnish and minimal craquelure. Scattered inpainting throughout, most of which appears to be old. The most prominent areas of inpainting include the sitter's forehead above the proper right eye, the proper left eyebrow and spectacle, the ear, and a thin line on the collar. This inpainting appears to have been performed by a professional restorer as it shows light handedness and does not diminish the integrity of the artwork.

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Provenance:
By descent in the Hicks family;

Christie's New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints & Decoys, January 18, 2007, sale 1787, lot 280.