AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century). PORTRAIT OF EDWARD THORNTON TAYLOE and PORTRAIT OF HIS WIFE MARY OGLE TAYLOE: TWO WORKS, oil on canvas - Framed, 30 in. x 25 in., each Estimate $4,000-6,000
Edward Thornton Tayloe, son of Colonel John Tayloe III, was born in 1803 in Washington, DC's landmark Octagon House, the New York Avenue mansion designed by Dr. William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. He wed Mary Ogle on December 16, 1830 and, after pursuing a career in diplomatic service, spent the remainder of his life as a plantation owner in Virginia.
PROVENANCE: By descent to the current owner
Portrait of Mrs. Tayloe:
Lined, surface dirt and debris with uneven varnish. Fine craquelure throughout.
UV: Some inpainting on face below and beside nose.
Portrait of Mr. Tayloe:
Lined, surface dirt and debris with uneven varnish. Fine craquelure throughout.
UV: Few dots of inpainting in face and 1/4 in. abrasion on wrist.
