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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 4481415, member: 60629&quot;]I believe the last name is &quot;Leaston&quot;. Does anyone else see the impression of an &quot;O&quot; between the &quot;T&quot; and &quot;N&quot;? Laura, do you have any info on the provenance?</p><p><br /></p><p>My vote&#039;s on &quot;John X Leaston&quot;. The &quot;N&quot; in the first name looks similar to the &quot;N&quot; in the last name to me. Sadly, we may never know more about the artist even if we nail down the name. There were numerous &quot;semi pro&quot; painters even back then. Doesn&#039;t mean the painting isn&#039;t wonderful!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s some fascinating history on antique artists&#039; millboards/academy boards: <a href="https://cool.culturalheritage.org/jaic/articles/jaic38-01-003.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cool.culturalheritage.org/jaic/articles/jaic38-01-003.html" rel="nofollow">JAIC 1999, Volume 38, Number 1, Article 3 (pp. 21 to 32) (culturalheritage.org)</a> Might be enough to determine if the academy board is likely from the US or Europe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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