Oil on wood panel. Profile painting, half length, of a man facing left (photo backwards) wearing black coat and white collar. Clean-shaven with sandy red hair. Brownish grey background.
Inscriptions: Handwritten in pencil on back of panel is "Jacob Leman / 1756-1836 / Artist Jacob Eich(h)oltz". Old paper sticker at top of frame is handwritten in ink: "Jacob Leman. / Painted by - Born 1756 died 1836 / Artist Jacob Eich(h)oltz. Remainder at bottom is missing. Newer paper label at frame bottom is: "Jacob Leman (1756-1835) by Jacob Eichholtz / #449 in 'Jacob Eichholtz' by / Rebecca J. Beal / See Ellis & Evans 'History of / Lancaster County', p. 523 / W.S." The number G.80.130.1 is painted twice at top right, on frame and panel. This was a Heritage Center number, due to an ownership dispute. See File for history.
Provenance
Beal writes on page 133, "Portrait descended in Leman family to Miss Adelia Leman, 1857-1947; Grover C. Waitz, antique dealer, Lancaster; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William Shand, Lancaster."
Painting is mounted in gold frame, held in place with two mending plates at sides. Remnant of old paper dust cover on back along frame. Conserved in 2002.
Mrs. Jacob Leman (Catherine Eichholtz, sister of artist)
Description
Oil on wood panel. Half-length "profile of young woman, facing right, hands not shown; brown straight hair in bangs, pink cheeks, grey net cap with ruffle and white bow on top. Grey-blue dress with coarse highlight brush marks, sheer white yoke, black choker neckband with jewel in front; dark grey background." (Beal)
Inscriptions: Handwritten in pencil on back of panel is "Mrs. Jacob Leman 1773-1856 / Born Catherine Eich(h)oltz / Sister of / Artist Jacob Eich(h)oltz". Old paper sticker at top of frame has ink script with the same words as above. Newer paper label at frame bottom is: "Mrs. Jacob Leman (1773-1856) / by Jacob Eichholtz / #451 in 'Jacob Eichholtz' by / Rebecca J. Beal / See Ellis & Evans 'History of / Lancaster County', p. 523 / W.S."
The number G.80.130.3 is painted twice at top right, on frame and panel. This was a Heritage Center number, due to an ownership dispute. See File for history.
Provenance
Beal writes on page 133, "Portrait descended in Leman family to Miss Adelia Leman, 1857-1947; Grover C. Waitz, antique dealer, Lancaster; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William Shand, Lancaster."
Gold. Profile is a wide cove with a line of beading centered within.
Image Size
9 x 6.875 inches
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Material
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Medium
Painting, Oil
Height (in)
9
Width (in)
6.875
Depth (in)
0.375
Dimension Details
Frame measurements: H: 11.625 inches x W: 9.75 inches x D: 1.125 inches.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-11
Condition Notes
Painting is mounted in gold frame, held in place with two mending plates at sides. Remnant of old paper dust cover on back of frame sides. Shimmed at sides of board with strips of new wood. Wood panel warped. Conserved in 2002.
3/4 profile bust portrait of "James Sproul of Octoraro . 1781 -1847 ." Subject's face towards viewer. See notes for additional information regarding date of gift and donor.
According to the "Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, February 1, 1907, Minutes of the February meeting:
The following donations to the Society were announced by the Librarian: A large frame photograph of James Sproul, once a prominent citizen and iron master on the Octoraro Creek, below Christiana, donated by his grandson, Hon. W. C. Sproul, of Chester Pa.
The presentation of the Sproul portrait was made by Dr. J. W. Houston, who accompanied it by an address of considerable length, in which the career of Dr. Sproul was sketched, showing him to have been a man of mark in the earlier period of the county's history.
William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was the 27th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923. He also served as a state senator from 1896 until his election as governor in 1919.
