Live Auction 1883The House Sale
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century
Lot 834 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century

Group portrait of the MacBeth family children and a cat

Closed3 October 2007

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USD 4,375

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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century
Group portrait of the MacBeth family children and a cat
with the date and inscription 'pinxt 1815 in august' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
48 x 42 in. (121.9 x 106.7 cm.)
Painted in 1815.

The MacBeth family, Baltimore, Maryland.
The estate of a Southern family, early 1970s.

Specialist note

The frame bears a small label that reads 'Sisters children of K. Scotts great great grandmother. Since they were named Macbeth, K. Scott calls them the Witches'.