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This exquisite miniature portrait by James Sanford Ellsworth depicts a young girl holding flowers, set against a serene wooded backdrop. Painted with watercolor on ivory and paper, the work demonstrates Ellsworth\'s refined folk art style, capturing the simplicity and innocence of his subjects. It is a beautiful and rare piece from the artist\'s early 19th-century works.
Condition: The head on bone laid onto a paper background; craquelure on shoulder areas, minor toning
Signed: N/A, guaranteed authentic & well-featured in the below publications
Measurements: 4.5 inches tall, 3.25 inches wide
Provenance: The Lucy B. Mitchell Collection
Literature: Illustrated and described in Lucy B. Mitchell, The Paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1978 (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Williamsburg, Virginia, 1974), pp. 60-61, fig. A28
Exhibitions: James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1873, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13–December 1, 1974
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