The following description has been prepared entirely by the current owner, Roberts S. Fastov, Esq., and, at the collector’s request, has not been edited by Sloans & Kenyon

Note 1): Askart.com provides the following brief biographical sketch of Eichholtz:

"Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he trained as a coppersmith and had no formal art training. Thomas Sully, a leading portrait painter was a major influence on his work. Between 1810 and his death in 1842, he painted more than 850 portraits as well as some landscapes and history paintings. His specialty was strong, linear portraits of prominent people in the Philadelphia and Baltimore area. Among his subjects were Chief Justice John Marshall and Nicholas Biddle, president of the Bank of the United States. He was financially successful."

Note 2) This Eichholtz portrait of a dignified, mature mother holding on her lap a young blonde haired daughter, who is holding a small bouquet of flowers in her right hand. The daughter's face, while somewhat austere manifests, at least, a hint of a smile. The mother's austere, somewhat sad face may be attributable to the fact that this portrait was painted as memorial and memento of her daughter, who had recently passed away. Because this portrait combines both a mother and child, who is holding a small bouquet of flowers and is cute, it is worth more than Eichholtz's portraits of a single, relatively austere mature women, which, per Askart.com, bring on average between $2,000-$3,000. Thus, this Eichholtz portrait deserves the above pre-sale estimate of $3,000-$5,000. See:

Title/Subject: Mrs. Belle Cohen Signed. Oil on canvas. 30 in. x 25 in. sold for $2,400 on 11/03/2010 at Gene Shapiro Auctions, LLC, NYC

Title/Subject: Elizbeth Hoofnagle Markley born 1794 Unsigned Oil on canvas. 29 in. x 24 in. sold for $2,808 on 05/11/2007 - 05/12/2007 at Pook & Pook, Downington, PA