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Commemorate America’s 250th year anniversary with these two incredible antique pieces from 1864. 22”H 19”W E.C. Middleton 1864 Warranted Oil Color George and Martha Washington. Middleton’s prints of George and Martha Washington were based on portraits by Gilbert Stuart. These were two of the first three chromolithographed portraits which Middleton published, with some examples of each having an 1861 copyright on them. The portraits appear to have remained popular throughout the run of Middleton’s National Oil Portraits, still singled out for praise even as late as 1871. These two portraits are in their original plaster frames. Each have the E.C. Middleton stamp on the back from 1864. The artwork itself has undergone professional restoration on the front to preserve its appearance and stabilize it over time. Restoration is very common with antique pieces of this age and is often done to conserve and protect them for future generations. The original character and antique charm remains