Mrs. Hannah Church Weld, (painting).

Mrs. Hannah Church Weld, (painting).

Schipper, Gerritt, 1775-1830, painter.

Sharples, James, 1751-1811, painter. (formerly attributed to)

Mrs. Hannah Church Weld, (painting).

Digital Reference:

Pastel on gray paper.

9 x 7 3/4 in. (23 x 19.5 cm).

Portrait female -- Weld, Edward, Mrs. (Hannah Church) -- Bust

Portrait female -- Weld, Edward, Mrs. (Hannah Church) -- Profile

Restricted Owner.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, New York Sale 4408 (July 10-11, 1980), lot 463

Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana Sale (Nov. 21, 2009), lot 15

Portrait of Mrs. Hannah Church Weld, wife of Edward Weld, and mother of Miss Hannah Weld also painted by Gerritt Schipper (IAP record number 23540119) in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society. The portrait was formerly attributed to James Sharples, and James Sharples is listed as the artist in both the Sotheby Parke Bernet sale catalog and in the Neal Auction Company sale catalog. The portrait is now known to be by Gerritt Schipper.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 4408 (July 10-11, 1980), lot 463.

Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 4408 (July 10-11, 1980), lot 463.

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