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STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (Tom Thumb) (1838-1883). Watercolor portrait of Tom Thumb as Frederick the Great. American, ca. 1840s/50s. Skillful early full-length watercolor portrait of Stratton, on wove paper; titled in margin. Attributed to Charles Shoettel (according to a typed note on the verso, the watercolor was found in one of Shoettel’s albums, which descended from John D. Ottiwell, a Lieutenant Colonel in the New York State militia, and delegate to the 1868 Republican Convention). In a black and gilt wood frame, under glass glazing, sight 4 7/8 x 3”. Overall 7 ¼ x 5 ¼”.