Attributed to Horace Bundy (American, 1814-1883)

Portrait of Augusta Heselton
oil on canvas
identified, dated, and signed Augusta Heslton / A'd 15 / Oct. 1845 / By H. Bundy, verso
28 x 23 inches.

Genealogical records confirm that Augusta Salome Heselton was born on February 19, 1830, in Ludlow, Vermont to John and Deborah Eaton Heselton. By 1850, the Heselton family had relocated to Watson, Allegan County, Michigan, where August married Benjamin Pratt (1807-1875), the local sheriff, in or before 1854. The couple had five children, and Augusta died on January 12, 1892.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Framed: 37 x 31 3/4 inches.

In overall fine and stable condition, with light deposits of dust and fine craquelure throughout painted surface. Areas of exposed canvas along top edge beneath frame. Canvas has been strip-lined. Four small patches applied to verso, corresponding to areas of observed inpainting under UV light examination: one at Augusta's right shoulder, two to the background, and one to her dress near the bottom of the composition.

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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I

Attributed to Horace Bundy (American, 1814-1883)

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