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Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886)
Lot 177Property from the Estate of Richard J. Schwartz

Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886)

Thomas Jefferson

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Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886)
Thomas Jefferson
inscribed 'H.K. Brown. IXBer 1852' (under the shoulder truncation)
bronze relief with dark brown patina
10 in. (25.4 cm.), diameter
Modeled in 1852.

Victor D. Spark, Alexandria, Virginia.
Estate of the above.
Christie's East, New York, 14 November 1991, lot 244, sold by the above.
Conner-Rosenkranz, LLC, New York, acquired from the above.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1993.

Specialist note

Henry Kirke Brown is best known for his equestrian statue of George Washington of 1856 in Union Square, New York. In 1852, he completed profile portraits of three American founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. An unidentified number of unmarked examples of the Jefferson medallions were cast at the Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts, including the present work.

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