Early American Portraits

Please join Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques in an exploration of American Folk Art portraits of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Examples discussed include the earliest signed portrait by John Brewster, Jr. and a rare whaling captain by Isaac Sheffield.

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Wish you would do more of these!

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I bought an 18th century painting. The frame has worm holes in it. Is this common for paintings this old or regional some how?