Jacob Eichholtz

(American, 1776 -1842)

Portrait of Miss Lawrence Lewis, originally signed verso, "Eichholtz", (facsimile of original signature attached verso by conservator),oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; fine period gilt wood frame, 38-1/4 x 33-3/8 x 3 in.

Provenance: Robert M. Lewis (son of the sitter); by descent to Lawrence Lewis; by descent to Anna Shippen Lewis; by descent to Robert M. Lewis; by descent to Mrs. Robert M. Lewis, New Haven, Connecticut; Leigh Keno Auctions, New York, NY, January 17, 2012; Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Delany, Irvington, New York; The Delany Collection of American Furniture and Decorative Arts

Literature: Rebecca Beal, Jacob Eichholtz, 1776-1842, Portrait Painter of Pennsylvania (1969), p. 138, no. 468.