Pair of Portraits of Charles Edward Etting and Ruben Etting, circa 1848

Pair of oil portraits of Charles Edward Etting (1844-1910) and Ruben Etting (1842-1911), painted circa 1848 by Jane Cooper Sully Darley. The sitters' names are inscribed on the back of the paintings. The portraits depict the brothers at approximately ages 3 and 5. The paintings are beautifully executed and presented in original ornate frames. Charles Edward Etting served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. The boys are the sons of Edward and Phillipa Minnis. The seller did not observe a signature.

Associated People/Businesses

• Darley, Jane Cooper Sully

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Subjects

• Portrait painting
• Art, American
• Civil war
• Brothers

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