- John Brewster (American, 1766-1854)
Pair of Portraits of Captain John Low (1745-1827) and His Wife Sara (Herrick). Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicted in half-length and
seated with hand in front, clasping a book titled “Constitution,” Sara is portrayed holding a white rose, 30 x 25 in., in later molded giltwood
frames. Condition: Good, retouch to both, patch repair to bonnet bow on Sara.
Provenance: Family descent from Captain John Low.
Note: Captain Low, born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, served as captain in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. He later
served as a Representative from the town of Lyman to the General Court of Massachusetts, and was a member of the convention in
Massachusetts which adopted the United States Constitution.
$30,000-50,000
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