Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pair of portraits depicting William Savery’s children William Egbert and Mary Page Savery (Carver, Massachusetts). Oil on canvas painting. Portrait of his daughter in oval frame 20 3/4″ x 17″ sight size, 28″ x 24 1/2″ carved and gilded original frame. Signed on back “B. Otis Pinxt 1855″. Portrait of son is 20 3/4″ x 17″ sight. Frame 28″ x 24 1/2”. Signed “B. Otis Pinxt 1855” on reverse. Untouched original condition. Frames show minor losses to gesso. Provenance: Descended in the family and were in the Savery homestead until recent years.
Bass Otis (1784-1861) Pair of Portraits of William Savery’s Children, 1855.
