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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 10293859, member: 23&quot;]Following the post about the folk art painting of a lady, I commented that we have my husband&#039;s ancestor painted in 1835 (it&#039;s dated)</p><p><br /></p><p>When we got the family 1850 homestead, he was hanging in the dark, upstairs hallway and the paint was coming off.&nbsp; We had him restored and he hangs in the dining room.&nbsp; Mason Richards was a merchant in Dedham, MA.&nbsp; He developed the Benoni apple and made a fortune.&nbsp; If I want a cutting, they are still grown in New Zealand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>He&#039;s a dignified, handsome fellow, but the portrait has a ghost.&nbsp; Many itinerant painters reused canvases.&nbsp; The reasons could be anything from the person changed their mind, they didn&#039;t like how it came out, etc.&nbsp; Depending on where you stand in the room, you either see the 40ish Mason or you see an older gentleman with spectacles.&nbsp; Up close you can see underlying brush strokes where buttons are in a different place on a different coat.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]516605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]516606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]516607[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The older face is harder to see in a photo but very clear in person.&nbsp; I think it&#039;s fascinating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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