Historic portraits return home to Washington - Washington Daily News

Historic portraits return home to Washington - Washington Daily News

The elegant portraits of Allen Grist and his wife, Mary Ann Williams Grist, have returned home to Washington. The portraits were painted around 1860 by the famous Victorian artist George Garl Browne, Jr. of New Bern. They remained in Washington for over 100 years, until they were passed down through the family and moved to Raleigh. “They were always in my grandmother’s house, who lived at 415 W. 2nd Street here in Washington,” said Marjorie Hoyt…