Frank Henry Shapleigh

(New Hampshire/Boston/Florida, 1842-1906)Old House in St. Augustine, Florida, 1892, signed and dated lower left "F.H. Shapleigh 1892",˜also signed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 20 x 14 in.; probably original period carved gilt wood and composition frame, (labeled Hastings & Davenport, Boston), 30-1/2 x 24-1/2 in.Provenance: The Bates Family, Webster Massachusetts; Andrew Bates Carrington, Webster, Massachusetts; by Descent in the Family: Private Collection, Wellington, Florida
Condition Report: surface dirt layer, uneven varnish; frame with some losses to decoration at corners and edges, cracking, abrasions, wear commensurate with age