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The Family of John Q. Aymar

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The Family of John Q. Aymar

Attributed to George W. Twibill Jr. (1806–1836)

Date:: ca. 1833
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 34 3/4 x 42 in. (88.3 x 106.7 cm)
Classification:: Paintings
Credit Line:: Gift of A. Grima Johnson, 2008
Accession Number:: 2008.573

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 731

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: Unsigned.
Provenance

The painting has descended in the Aymar family to the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grima Johnson. The Johnsons have offered us the furniture that appears in the painting. We are investigating this offer. Further research on the family and their home will be undertaken.
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