THE REVEREND HENRY YOUNG (1792-1861) FRAKTUR.

American (Mifflin County, Pennsylvania), circa 1820. Watercolor and ink on paper. The "man and woman with wine glass" type by Reverend Henry Young, formerly known as The Centre County Artist (see The Rainbow, Quarterly of the Pennsylvania German Society Fall, 1977). The woman with white dress dotted with rosebuds and red sash; the man with blue coat, yellow vest, and holding a wine glass. A candlestand between them with turned column and bordered with an eight-pointed star in each upper corner. Corner block frame, 13.75"h., 11.5"w. Sold Sotheby's (New York), Sale #1066, lot 298. Ex Rich & Susie Burmann (New Hampshire). See Young America: A Folf Art History by Lipman, Warren, Bishop, page 136 - Miss Frances Taylor, 1831.
Condition Report: Toning to paper.