- 866
American School, 19th Century
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- American School, 19th Century
- Portrait of Dr. John Lambert Richmond and his Family
- oil on canvas
- 32 in. by 56 1/4 in.
Painted circa 1830, inscribed on scroll on upper right:
Record / of / Ages / John L. Richmond Born Chesterfield Mass Ap [5] 1785 / Lorana [S] Patchin born Milton N.Y. Janry 2[4] 1787 / Married Nov. 23rd 1806 / Corydon Born Onondaga N.Y. Nov. 22nd 1808 / Sarah Born Camillus N.Y. Feb 8th 1811 / Orsemus Born Camillus N.Y. Feb 16th 1813 / Susannah Born Newtown Ohio Apl 1st 1819 / Julia Born Newtown Ohio Mar 22nd 1821 / Lorana Born Cincinnati Ohio Oct 27th 1826 / Caroline Born Cincinnati Ohio Janry 1st 1829.
Record / of / Ages / John L. Richmond Born Chesterfield Mass Ap [5] 1785 / Lorana [S] Patchin born Milton N.Y. Janry 2[4] 1787 / Married Nov. 23rd 1806 / Corydon Born Onondaga N.Y. Nov. 22nd 1808 / Sarah Born Camillus N.Y. Feb 8th 1811 / Orsemus Born Camillus N.Y. Feb 16th 1813 / Susannah Born Newtown Ohio Apl 1st 1819 / Julia Born Newtown Ohio Mar 22nd 1821 / Lorana Born Cincinnati Ohio Oct 27th 1826 / Caroline Born Cincinnati Ohio Janry 1st 1829.
Condition
In the original yellow painted split baluster frame with black stencils, original frame; in-paint throughout, repaired tear and new stretchers.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Reverend Doctor John Lambert Richmond is well known as an obstetrician and an author in the medical field. The Richmond genealogy states that he was the son of Nathaniel and Susannah [Lambert] Richmond, both of whom were born in Taunton, Massachusetts. After Nathaniel Richmond served in the Revolution, he was discharged by Washington in 1783 from the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment. in the same year he married and settled in Chesterfield, Massachusetts where John Lambert Richmond was born in 1785. In 1787–88 the family moved to New York state, settling in Herkimer, New York in 1795.
John Lambert Richmond, who did not have the advantages of a systematic education, was largely self-taught, including the classical languages. In 1806 he married Lorana Sprague Putchin, moved to Onondaga [Syracuse], New York, and ten years later he was ordained a Baptist minister in nearby Camillus, New York.
During a service at the church on April 22, 1827 he was called to perform the operation for which he is best remembered. In the next few hours he performed the first professional cesarean section in the United States.
A pair of portraits by the same artist of a little boy and girl in identical yellow-painted frames were sold at Christie's, sale 2659, January 23, 2012, lot 198, originally found in Ohio, and sold to Bernard Barenholtz.
John Lambert Richmond, who did not have the advantages of a systematic education, was largely self-taught, including the classical languages. In 1806 he married Lorana Sprague Putchin, moved to Onondaga [Syracuse], New York, and ten years later he was ordained a Baptist minister in nearby Camillus, New York.
During a service at the church on April 22, 1827 he was called to perform the operation for which he is best remembered. In the next few hours he performed the first professional cesarean section in the United States.
A pair of portraits by the same artist of a little boy and girl in identical yellow-painted frames were sold at Christie's, sale 2659, January 23, 2012, lot 198, originally found in Ohio, and sold to Bernard Barenholtz.