Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh (~1834)


Name:              Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh
Artist:            Robert W Weir
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Year:              ~1834 
Format:            Oil on canvas
Size:              22x27
Signed?            Unsigned
Location:           
Website ID:        NEWB1
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Provenance:        Collection of Elwyn Dearborn, Medford, NJ and Portland, ME. Purchased from The Old Print Shop in February in 1964 and illustrated in their portfolio pamphlet on page 143. 
Condition:         Relined, minor inpainting, craquelure. Otherwise very good. 
Auction Price:     $7,290
Auction Estimate:  $12,500
Auction Year:      2014
Exhibited?         
NAD?               
Tuckerman?         
Irene Weir Book?   
William Gerts?     
Ahrens Plate/Page?  
References:        Also the two volume book The United States Commemorative Stamps of the 20th Century which illustrates the stamp and has a picture of the engraving by Smillie on page 242-245. 
Notes:             1933 postage stamp with image based on Smillie's engraving based on this painting.
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Score:             2/10
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