Alonzo Chappel (New York, 1828-1887) Washington's First Interview with Mrs. Custis, Afterwards Mrs. Washington Signed "Chappel 55" l.l. Oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in., in a molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: No apparent retouch. Provenance: This and the four other Chappel paintings included in this auction are the property of the same consignor and have been in the consignor's family for several generations. Literature: Illustrated and described in Barbara J. Mitnick and David Meshutt, The Portraits and History Paintings of Alonzo Chappel (Brandywine River Museum, 1992), pp. 44-45, 78. Exhibitions: The Portraits and History Paintings of Alonzo Chappel, Brandywine River Museum, March 14-May 17, 1992.