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Aaron Vail (1796-1878)
Title
Aaron Vail (1796-1878)
Date
1835
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on card
Dimensions
Overall: 11 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (29.5 x 23.2 cm)
mat: 20 x 16 in. ( 50.8 x 40.6 cm )
Description
Portrait
Credit Line
Bequest of Jacques de Bon
Object Number
1968.38
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Geo. Richmond delit. 1835 --"; verso: "Aaron Vail Grand Pere de Madam Jacques de Bon nee Bradshaw"
Gallery Label
The subject was born in Lorient, France, where his father, Aaron Vail (1758-1813), a New York merchant, was United States consul and commercial agent. He came to live in the U.S. after his father's death and later served in various capacities with the U.S. State Dept. under Presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson. He was the grandfather of Madame Jacques de Bon, wife of the donor.
Provenance
Descent through sitter's family
Bibliography
Olson, Roberta J. M. "A selection of European paintings and objects." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 182-187.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
