Lot 2098
Roxbury Mass. Feb. 16, Roxbury Mass. Feb. 16, red c.d.s. and matching "5" in irregular circle, on lettersheet to Nashua, N.H., "A Painter once, a genius- oh! of course-/ Wrote underneath his masterpiece `A horse'/ but should you paint your portrai t with a glass,/ You need not write beneath it, `here's an ass,'" etc., with effective multicolor portrait of the artist, imprint of T.W. Strong (No. 23 in the series), penciled "1850", Fine and scarce.
Estimate 150 - 200
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| Realized $160 |
