The Clipper Ship "Flying Cloud" off the Needles, Isle of Wight
ca. 1859-1860
12 1/16 x 18 1/16 in. (30.6 x 45.9 cm)
James E. Buttersworth
United States
(England, 1817 - 1894, West Hoboken, NJ)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on panel
Credit Line:
Clara and Edwin Strasenburgh Fund
Accession Number:
1989.71
Location: Not currently on view
Marks
Artist's signature, lower right: James E. Buttersworth
Provenance
Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1960s; Coe Kerr Gallery, New York; private collection, Pennsylvania; Richard York Gallery, New York; purchased from them by the Gallery in 1989
Keywords
Click a term to view the records with the same keyword
Additional Images
Click an image to view a larger version
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
-
Memorial Art Gallery.
Gallery Notes.
Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995.
-
Rudolph J. Schaefer.
J. E. Buttersworth: 19th-Century Marine Painter.
Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport, 2009.
-
Article Title: 'Devilish Fast': The Baltimore Clipper.
Article Scope: Article and reproduction.
Mark Collins Jenkins
and David A. Taylor.
The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U. S. Navy.
Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2012.
Page Number: 62-63
Portfolio List
Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios: