19th Century Portrait Of Mary Ann Bruen Taylor

19th century oil portrait painting of Mary Ann Bruen Taylor. Gilded wood frame decorated in the French plaster technique. Frame has an oval gilded wood insert. Back canvas was remounted. Painting measures 29-1/2" high and 24-5/8" wide, frame measures 38" high and 33" wide. Painting is in good condition, frame has significant plaster loss. Provided provenance: "Mary Ann Taylor, (nee Bruen), (1823-1908). Artist unknown. Oval portrait in heavy, ornate gold French-plaster frame. Frame is very fragile. Some restoration to the dress, done in 1990. Wife of Brig. Genl. Nelson Taylor. This portrait is of historical importance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Taylor#:~:text=Republican%20William%
20Wall.-,Civil%20War,was%20hardly%20liked%20in%20Congress. Nelson Taylor: Civil War Union Brigadier General, US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1860 and opened a law practice in New York City. At the start of the Civil War, he was commissioned Colonel of the 72nd Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in July 1861. Promoted Brigadier General in September 1862, he resigned from the service in January 1863 and resumed legal practice. In 1865, he was elected as a Democrat to the 39th Congress, serving until 1867. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he moved to South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1869 and served as City Attorney."

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Fine Art, Paintings

18%

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