Oil on canvas half portrait shows a handsome young man dressed in a black coat, white vest and shirt. He sits in a red upholstered chair and is beside an opening with a waterfall view. Inscribed on verso “Edward Mann/Presented this his likeness, To/Mr. and Mrs. Leavinworth/as a _ _ of perpetual gratitude to/them for their kindness to him during his apprenticeship/Thos. H. Egan Pinx 1836”. Housed in a period flat mahogany veneered frame. REFERENCE: Thomas H Egan is listed in Artists in the Life of Charleston Through Colony and State From Restoration to Reconstruction by Anna Wells Rutledge. SIZE: 16″ x 14″. Overall: 20-1/2″ x 18-1/2″. CONDITION: Lined, fine stable craquelure, some touch up, very good. 51911-3 (1,500-2,500)