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To: Liz
Meanwhile, on a related note...

The Met Is Selling a George Washington Portrait to Fund Its New Acquisitions The painting is could make $2.5 million when it hits the block at Christie's.

4 posted on 01/09/2024 3:49:32 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: mewzilla

Thx.

FTA-—The Christie’s sale will also include other works that depict America’s other founding fathers, such as Rembrandt Peale’s 1852 Washington portrait (estimate: $300,000–$500,000) and Thomas Sully’s 1813 depiction of treasurer Benjamin Rush (estimate: $100,000–$300,000).

Also featured is painting by the first-known Black American professional portraitist, Joshua Johnson. The work depicts a mother and child named Martha and Mary Ann Dorsey, and has remained in the family’s possession since it was painted around 1804.


5 posted on 01/09/2024 3:56:08 AM PST by Liz (Actor/Sen Fred Thompson:"After being in DC, I often long for Hollywood's realism and sincerity.")
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