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The image shows a harbor scene with boats of various sizes sailing on calm waters. On the right side, a large three-masted ship sails, and a small rowboat with four people is in the center. To the left, sailboats are docked near a wooden jetty, and a large warehouse is visible. In the background, a town with church steeples and chimney stacks can be seen. The sky occupies half of the image, with soft clouds in subtle brushstrokes. The color palette includes muted blues, grays, and earthy tones.
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The image shows a harbor scene with boats of various sizes sailing on calm waters. On the right side, a large three-masted ship sails, and a small rowboat with four people is in the center. To the left, sailboats are docked near a wooden jetty, and a large warehouse is visible. In the background, a town with church steeples and chimney stacks can be seen. The sky occupies half of the image, with soft clouds in subtle brushstrokes. The color palette includes muted blues, grays, and earthy tones.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Boston: From the Ship House West End of the Navy Yard

William James Bennett

Date
published 1833
Medium
color aquatint with touches of engraving, hand-colored, on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 53.5 x 68.2 cm (21 1/16 x 26 7/8 in.) sheet: 57.5 x 77.6 cm (22 5/8 x 30 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1985.64.122
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • aquatint
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Cityscape
  • engraving
  • MA
  • Boston
Provenance

F.P. Garvin (Lugt Supp.1041a)

Inscription

lower left in plate: Painted by W.J. Bennett.; lower right in plate: Engd by W.J. Bennett.; lower center in plate: BOSTON, / From the Ship House west end of the Navy Yard. / PUBLISHED BY H.I. ME GAREY,NEW YORK. / Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I.Megarey in the Cle rks Office of the district court ofthe southern district of New York.

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