Woman Holding Bookc. 18409 x 7 1/2 " (22.9 x 19.1 cm)
Frame: 14 3/4 x 12 1/2 " (37.5 x 31.8 cm)Oil on boardGift of the Harvey and Ruth Miller Charitable Fund2017.5.40Pair of mid-nineteenth century circa 1840 oil paintings depicting profile portrait of young woman seated in paint-decorated chair wearing white shawl and holding book and profile portrait of young man seated in paint-decorated chair and holding book. A group of portraits by this hand was once attributed to an unidentified “Mr. Boyd.” It is now believed that the artist is probably Jasper Miles who painted intimate profile portraits on small wood panels with a jewel-like precision. Miles was born in Connecticut and worked in Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania, based upon extant portraits.1558275533Jasper P. MilesPaintingsThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.United StatesOhioPaintingsObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org18351845 2017 5 4 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
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