James Barenger (Br., 1780-1831), Squire Porter

Oil on canvas, unsigned, full length portrait of the squire holding a shotgun and with his faithful hound by his feet, in a period gilt frame with composition ornament and retaining a gilt gallery plaque reading "Squire John Porter / James Barenger / 1780-1831," the verso retaining a 1931 auction label.

SS 20 x 16 in.; DOA 26 x 22 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, NC Brunk Auctions, lot 1008, July 16, 2011 Private Collection, Aiken, SC Private Collector, NJ Parke-Bernet Galleries, lot 217, sold October 6, 1962 American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc., sold April 2, 1931 Ehrich Galleries, New York, NY

$3,000 - 6,000