after Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), Portrait of George Washington

Oil on canvas (lined), early 19th century, unsigned, presented in later gilt composition frame appropriate to the period, retaining a brass gallery plaque reading "Rembrandt Peale."

SS 29 x 24 in.; DOA 36 x 31 in.

John Green Hayes, Jr. of Richmond, VA and by descent in the Hayes family

8.5 in. horizontal tear just below Washington's neck; obscuring varnish; minor spot touch-ups visible under black light; some rubbing to frame.

$8,000 - 12,000