Lot 463
José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (Mexican / New Orleans, c. 1750-1802), "Dr. Robert Dow, MD (1753-c. 1841), New Orleans", 1791, oil on canvas, signed "Salazar pinxit" lower right, and inscribed on letter held by the sitter "To / Mrs. Ker. / at Greenock / from her Brother / R. Dow at N. Orleans / March 25, 1791", storage label of late 19th c. from "Mrs. A. G. Ker, Bucknell, Salop. [Shropshire]" en verso of stretcher, 37 in. x 28 1/4 in., antique giltwood frame Provenance: Probably a wedding present from the sitter to his favorite sister Ann Dow (1765-1822) and her husband Alan Ker (1761-1828), Greenock, Scotland; to their son, Robert Dow Ker (1793-1882); by direct descent from that godson of the sitter to Mrs. A. G. Ker, Shropshire; her heirs; Dreweatts, U.K., 2013.
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