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Americana at STAIR - August 1, 2024

Thu, Aug 1, 2024 10:00AM EDT
  • Property from the Schenck Collection, a Prominent Founding New York Family.
Lot 573

American School: Portrait of Elisha Hayden

Estimate: $600 - $900
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Oil on canvas, unsigned, lined. 

26 x 20 in., 32 1/2 x 26 in. (frame). 

Note: The sitter in this portrait is said to be Elisha Hayden (1734-1812), son of Elisha Hayden (1698-1758) and Lydia Fairbanks (1710-1765). According to family lore, the portrait hung for many years in the home of Hayden's nephew, Edward D. Hayden (1833-1908), in Woodburn, MA. Edward Hayden was a member of Congress. The painting was passed by descent to Hayden Channing. It hung in his family's home in Lenox, MA. The painter was said to be Washington Allston (1779-1843). 

Condition

Lined. Edge or original canvas visible at top. Surface soiling.

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The Hayden Family; by descent to the Channing Family.

The Schenck Collection, a Prominent Founding New York Family.