Robert Sherson (circa 1770–1842)
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 1814
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/4 x 25 in. (76.8 x 63.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object numberG.28.2.43
On View
Not on viewProvenanceCreated England, late 18th–early 19th century. [Sale, American Art Association, New York, April 15, 1913, no. 101 (as English School, The Honourable Sherson)] [1]; Robert Fulenwider Phifer (1849–1928), New York and Concord, NC; bequeathed to the NC State Art Society, Raleigh, NC, 1928; officially transferred by the Society to the NCMA, 1961.
[1] Sold by order of Cardoza & Nathan, attorneys, New York.
[1] Sold by order of Cardoza & Nathan, attorneys, New York.
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Unknown Spanish painter
Mid-late 17th century