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An Oil Portrait of John Brown, Abolitionist and

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
An Oil Portrait of John Brown, Abolitionist and
<B>An Oil Portrait of John Brown, Abolitionist and Raider on Harper's Ferry</B></I> John Brown was born in Connecticut in 1800, the son of parents who were religiously devout, continually teaching him the evils of slavery. While training for the ministry early in life, he eventually went into the tannery business. An incident where he witnessed the mistreatment of a black slave child spurred him to fight to rid the nation of slavery for the rest of his life, one that ended after his unsuccessful raid on the Harper's Ferry Armory on October 16, 1859. While he and his band of raiders captured the armory, within two days Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart had arrived with a troop of 90 marines who stormed the armory and defeated Brown's 18-man raiding party.<BR>Brown, wounded in the assault, was tried, convicted and subsequently hanged in December of that year. This 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" oil portrait in the oval was completed after his death. Nicely matted with a thick linen mat, the portrait is framed in a heavy 2" walnut frame with a plaque attached reading 'John Brown 1800-1859'. It depicts Brown in the well-known pose with his long beard, black three-piece suit and collar. While the artist is unknown, the subject of the fiery Brown is captured by the face; inspired, wrinkled and serious, staring down the viewer with his passion. There is very slight crackling of the image at the bottom right, otherwise this portrait is in excellent condition.<BR><BR> <B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I><BR> <BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I> <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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