19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCHOOL FOLK ART/PRIMITIVE PORTRAIT ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN BISBEE OF EDWIN HART: O/C, 27'' x 22'', inscribed on the stretcher verso ''Veranda Jno Bisbee'', encased in a later gilt frame with wear, 32 1/2'' x 27 1/2'', acquired from a family descendant, photo copied provenance indicating that Edwin Hart died at the age of 13 of typhoid fever . Condition - Craquelure throughout, scattered in-paint with some minor paint flake, sporadic touch-up, several patches visible verso, needs cleaning and further restoration. Est. $3000/5000**