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The Historic Portrait and Sculpture Collection of the Philadelphia Bar Association Lots 410 - 478 The Historic Portrait and Sculpture Collection of the Philadelphia Bar Association lots 410 - 478 200 years of philadelphia legal history The Philadelphia Bar Association is the oldest association of lawyers in the United States. A group of 71 lawyers met in 1802 and established the Law Library Company of the City of Philadelphia to share law books. The first location of the Law Library Company was a room in Independence Hall. Over the next two centuries, the Library grew in size and moved six times. The locations included the Athenæum and Philadelphia City Hall. The name of the organization evolved to the Law Association of Philadelphia and ultimately, to the Philadelphia Bar Association. The Library of the Philadelphia Bar Association was renamed The Theodore F. Jenkins Memorial Law Library in 1967. Along with the purchase of legal books and manuscripts for the Law Library, portraits and sculptures were purchased and presented to honor and celebrate current and past figures of importance to the local and national legal community. The first portrait to hang on the Law Library walls arrived in 1825. By the 1830s, the Library of the Law Association of Philadelphia had some of the city’s finest portraits, painted by Thomas Sully, John Neagle, Henry Inman and others. The lawyers depicted in these portraits were often among Philadelphia’s most famous citizens — renowned orators, educators, community and legislative leaders, as well as highly successful litigators. Through the years, the Philadelphia Bar Association has treasured and conserved the collection. As the Jenkins Memorial Law Library prepares to move to smaller quarters, the Philadelphia Bar Association has decided that it is time that the collection’s paintings and sculptures find new, respectful and responsible owners. Freeman’s is honored to assist the Philadelphia Bar Association with this effort. 154 the collection of the philadelphia bar association william lewis (1750-1819) Lewis was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature from 1787 to 1789, U.S. Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania from 1789 to 1791 and Judge of the Federal District Court for the East District of Pennsylvania, 1791 to 1792. Considered one of the best defense attorneys of his day, Lewis was especially well-known for his skill in defending people accused of treason. A Quaker, Lewis was active in efforts to abolish slavery. 410 John Neagle (1796-1865) After Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) portrait of william lewis (1750-1819) Oil on canvas, framed. 28 in. x 23 in. (sight) provenance: Presented by Joseph Head, January 1, 1825 The first portrait presented to The Philadelphia Bar Association. $2,000-3,000 edward shippen (1729-1806) Shippen held official postitions in both pre- and post- Revolution era Philadelphia. In 1755, he was appointed Judge of the Admiralty; in 1758, was appointed to Philadelphia Common Council; and in 1770, became a member of Pennsylvania’s Provincial Council, and Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1762-1776. He attempted to remain neutral during the American Revolution but lost his multiple offices during the conflict. After the War, Shippen secured the position of President of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, 1784-1791; Judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1784-1791; Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1791-1799; and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1799. 411 Thomas Sully (1783-1872) After Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) portrait of edward shippen (1729-1806) Oil on canvas, framed. 30 1/2 in. x 26 in. (sight) provenance: Presented by Mrs. Edward Shippen Burd, December 15, 1848 $3,000-6,000 155 freemansauction.com edward tilghman 412 Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) (1750-1815) portrait of edward tilghman (1750-1815) Oil on canvas, framed. A distinguished Philadelphia lawyer, 29 in. x 24 in. (sight) Tilghman consistently avoided public provenance: office and in 1806, declined Governor Presented by Mrs. Mary Rawle Thomas McKean’s offer of Chief Justice (Mr. Tilghman’s daughter) in 1865 $5,000-8,000 of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 156 the collection of the philadelphia bar association william tilghman (1756-1827) A politician and jurist in Maryland and Pennsylvania, Tilghman was a member of the Maryland Assembly from 1788 to 1790, and of the Maryland Senate from 1791 to 1793. He was Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for Pennsylvania, 1801-1802; President Judge of Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia District, 1805; and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1806 to 1827. Tilghman ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania as a Federalist in 1811. 413 John Neagle (1796-1865) After Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) portrait of william tilghman (1756-1827) Oil on canvas, framed. 29 in. x 24 in. (sight) $2,000-3,000 john marshall (1755-1835) Marshall was appointed by John Adams to be Chief Justice of the United States in 1801. He also authored the five volume Life of George Washington, 1804-1807. 414 Hugh Cannon (Irish, active Philadelphia, 1840-1857) marble bust of john marshall (1755-1835) Incised, “By Cannon” on base; together with ebonized wood pedestal. H: 21 in. (without base) H: 27 in. (with base) H: 40 1/2 in. (with wood pedestal) provenance: Peter McCall (1809-1880), probable owner of the bust in 1840. exhibition history: Catalogue of the Fifth Exhibition of the Artists’ Fund Society of Philadelphia, 1840, no. 435: “Marble Bust of the late Chief Justice Marshall,” artist Hugh Cannon, Proprietor, Peter McCall. note: Hugh Cannon appears in Philadelphia directories from 1840 to 1857 variously as a marble mason, sculptor and carver. $3,000-5,000 157 freemansauction.com john meredith read (1797-1874) “A great jurist and a great statesman,” Read was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1822 and 1823, and served as City Solicitor of Philadelphia from 1830 to 1833. He was appointed District Attorney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1837 and held the office until 1845. Read became Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsyvlania in 1858, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1872. Read gained an international reputation for the depth of his knowledge, eloquence, and masterly arguments in the courtroom. Active in politics, Read was an early supporter and organizer of the Republican party. 415 American School 19th century portrait of john meredith read (1797-1874) Oil on canvas, framed. 25 in. x 20 in. (sight) provenance: Presented by Gen. Charles H.T. Collis and others in 1870 $1,500-3,000 peter stephen duponceau (1760-1844) At age 17, DuPonceau arrived in America as secretary to Baron Von Steuben and served in the Revolutionary War effort. With an understanding of eight languages, he later assisted the U.S. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Robert Livingston. While active as a lawyer, he studied and published on the grammatical system of American Indian languages. He served as the President of the American Philosophical Society, Athenæum and the Pennsylvania Historical Society. His papers are in the Collection of the American Philosophical Society. 416 Bass Otis (1784-1861) After Thomas Sully (1783-1872) portrait of peter stephen duponceau (1760-1844) Oil on canvas, framed. 30 in. x 25 in. (sight) provenance: Presented by The Law Academy of Philadelphia, December 15, 1845 $2,000-3,000 158 the collection of the philadelphia bar association 417 Jacob Eichholtz (1776-1842) portrait of john bannister gibson (1780-1853) Oil on canvas, framed. 28 1/2 in. x 24 in. (sight) provenance: Presented by Morton P. Henry in 1865 $2,000-3,000 john bannister gibson (1780-1853) Gibson served as Judge of the Eleventh Judicial District in 1815 and Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1816 to 1827 and 1851 to 1853, serving as Chief Justice in 1827. Active in Democratic politics, Gibson was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1810, serving two terms. 418 American School 19th century marble bust of john bannister gibson (1780-1853) H: 24 in. (without base) H: 30 in. (with base) provenance: Presentation probably made in 1837, formally presented under will of Peter McCall $2,000-3,000 159 freemansauction.com horace binney (1780-1875) 419 Horace Binney graduated from Harvard in 1797 and was admitted to the bar in Thomas Sully (1783-1872) 1800. Binney represented several major insurance companies and became an expert portrait of horace binney (1780-1875), 1833 on marine insurance and land-title law. Between 1809 and 1814, he published six Oil on canvas, framed. volumes of court reports of cases heard by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He 36 in. x 27 1/2 in. (sight) represented the First and Second Banks of the United States and served in the U.S. provenance: House of Representatives, defending the renewel of the charter for the Second Bank Commissioned by The Law Association and of the United States. In Lyle v. Richards (1823), Binney’s arguments established the completed October 23rd, 1833 common-law basis of real property in the United States. Binney later successfully exhibition history: opposed Daniel Webster in Vidal v. Philadelphia et al. (1844), affirming the City of “Portraits of American Law,” October 13 Philadelphia’s handling of Stephen Girard’s estate and its charitable bequest that 1989-January 25, 1990, National Portrait Gallery established Girard College. Binney made many public addresses and published literature: historical sketches on Chief Justice John Marshall. He was twice offered nomination Biddle & Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas to the Supreme Court, refusing both. Binney served as a charter member to the Sully 1783-1872 (1921), no. 152, p. 102. Philadelphia Bar Association. $5,000-10,000 160 the collection of the philadelphia bar association david paul brown (1795-1872) 420 Considered to be one of the most brilliant orators and lawyers of his time, John Neagle (1796-1865) Brown was also a poet and playwright.
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