Joseph Alexander Ames ( 1816 - 1872 ) was an American painter. Joseph Alexander Ames s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 3738 USD for PORTRAIT OF FREDERICK O. PRINCE in 2006 to 7800 USD for Portrait of Captain George H. Bush of the 13th Regiment of the Massachusetts Infantry (post mortem) in 2011 , based on the size