Frederick Mayhew, Portrait of a Gentleman and a Lady

Frederick Mayhew (American, 1785-1854), Portrait of a Gentleman and a Lady, unknown subjects. Frederick Mayhew of Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, is a little known portrait painter active in Southeast Massachusetts 1809-1834. While his early frontal portraits are rather flat, his work is readily identifiable, much of it signed and dated. His works are exhibited in several museums, including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Oil on canvas, relined, in period, if not the original, frames, 28” x 33”.