May 3, 2022 10:00 EST
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
73
American School 19th century
A Masquerade Procession, possibly New York or Philadelphia
Oil on canvas, accompanied by a paper label, "Academie des Beaux Arts de/ Pennsylvania 1826/ Charles Wilson Peale/ "Parade of the Mummer’s" [Mummers], framed.
18 1/2 in. x 27 1/2 in. (sight)
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Oil on canvas, accompanied by a paper label, "Academie des Beaux Arts de/ Pennsylvania 1826/ Charles Wilson Peale/ "Parade of the Mummer’s" [Mummers], framed.
Note
This scene may be a Colonial Revival interpretation of the famous Meschianza which took place in Philadelphia, May 18, 1788. The extravagant masquerade ball was organized by British officers to honor General Sir William Howe who had resigned his post and was returning to England.
