James Peale (1749-1831) Portrait miniature of a gentleman believed to be Sebastian Bauman, dated "1795"
Signed and dated, "JP 1795", l.r.; watercolor on ivory, gilt case with hair work to obverse and gold cipher "SB."
Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 14 & 15, 1955, Lot 230.
Sebastian Bauman (1739-1803) was a major in the Second Continental Artillery during the Revolutionary War. He is known for his detailed map of the Siege of Yorktown, which he executed on the days following the British surrender on October 19, 1781 (see the American Revolutionary Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati for additional information).
Signed and dated, "JP 1795", l.r.; watercolor on ivory, gilt case with hair work to obverse and gold cipher "SB."
2 3/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. (sight)
Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 14 & 15, 1955, Lot 230.
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Signed and dated, "JP 1795", l.r.; watercolor on ivory, gilt case with hair work to obverse and gold cipher "SB."
Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 14 & 15, 1955, Lot 230.
Sebastian Bauman (1739-1803) was a major in the Second Continental Artillery during the Revolutionary War. He is known for his detailed map of the Siege of Yorktown, which he executed on the days following the British surrender on October 19, 1781 (see the American Revolutionary Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati for additional information).
Signed and dated, "JP 1795", l.r.; watercolor on ivory, gilt case with hair work to obverse and gold cipher "SB."
2 3/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. (sight)
Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 14 & 15, 1955, Lot 230.
