Lot 855
[Carr, General Eugene Asa] Hand-painted Miniature Portrait. 1868 dated portrait of Union General Eugene Asa Carr, 3¼ x 2¾ in. (oval) with the original integral hanger still attached to the top of the pendant frame. It is painted on artist's card stock. Here, General Carr is shown in his military uniform with a full beard. He is identified on the back of the portrait by the unnamed artist as, "E. L. Carr - Chief Officer of the 10th Cavalry - Nov. 3, 1868". (Our attribution is correct. Here the middle initial is incorrect as Carr served in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry).
Estimated Value $2,000 - 4,000.
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