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Charles Bird King

President Monroe

Live auction begins on:

January 24, 05:00 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

Bid

70,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Charles Bird King

1785 - 1862


President Monroe

signed Copied by C. King from S. Morse, titled and dated Washington 1826 (on the reverse)

oil on panel

24 by 19 ⅜ in.

61.5 by 49.4 cm. 

Executed in 1826. 

General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Paris (probably acquired from the sitter)

Mazzonis di Palafrera Family, Turin

Private Collection, Turin (acquired by descent from the above)

Aste Bolaffi, Turin, 12 December 2024, lot 242 (consigned by the above)

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner