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The Romantic Muse: It is highly probable that the artist was Maunsell
Mitchell Sr. himself. Before their marriage or during their early years together in the 1880s, he sat and sketched his beautiful wife, Mary Rose.
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**Historical Provenance & Subject I The bottom of the sheet includes al
**The Medieval Courtship Riddles:*:
The artist cleverly wove 15th-centi
1. Top Sketch: Features a woman's |
2. Middle Sketch: Titled
1 "Sabbath (
3. Bottom Sketch: A detailed, largi
**Condition Details:**
The page is in very good antique
The Crimson Thread of the
Inscriptions: Using the motto "I shall have no other / I who made it"was a passionate, private courtship declaration to Mary Rose, vowing his absolute marital fidelity while proudly framing his own artistic hand. The subsequent
"Sabbath Calm" sketch captures her in quiet, domestic peace.
• The "Celebrated" Note: The inscription at the bottom was clearly added years later by a descendant, child, or archivist who recognized Mary Rose and wanted to preserve her connection to her
"celebrated" son, Maunsell Jr.
Original/Reproduction: Original
• Production Technique: Graphite / Pencil
• Style: Realism / Portraiture
• Subject: Women / Kentucky History /
Family Genealogy
• Features: Contained in Original Antique
Scrapbook Binding
- 16 full pages of various types of very early ephemora as well as 2 pages containing original artist pencil sketched portraits
Containing text …”Autre n auray” & Miss Rose Mitchell signature!
- has 7 blank pages in the book!
Beautiful embossed hardback cover/binding!
Truly an artistic historical artifact of Americana.
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