Zedekiah Belknap, Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman

Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781-1858), Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman. Oil on canvas, 21-1/2” x 26”, relined, in faux-painted Folk Art style frames, framed size 28″ x 32″.
Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitters; Peter Tillou, Litchfield, CT; sold Sotheby’s, NY, October 26, 1985, Lot 3; The Barbara Johnson Collection of American Folk Art; Christie’s Auction, January, 2014. Exhibited: Mead Art Museum, Amherst (MA) College of Art, October 1974; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; Buffalo, NY.