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Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance
Fitz Henry Lanec. 1846–1847
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
In this late afternoon view of Boston Harbor, Lane masterfully evoked the diffuse quality of sunlight reflecting off water. The artist was a son of a shipbuilder, so perhaps it is not surprising that his renderings of ships and their intricate riggings are painstakingly accurate. On the far left side of the painting, evolving technology appears in the guise of a steamboat, which ferried passengers between Boston and Gloucester.
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- Title: Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance
- Creator: Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804–1865)
- Date Created: c. 1846–1847
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 66 x 104.8 x 14 cm (26 x 41 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); Unframed: 43.2 x 68.6 cm (17 x 27 in.)
- Provenance: Dr. James H. Armsby, Albany, NY, acquired 1847; Joanna Perry Armsby March, sister of Dr. J.H. Armsby, Albany, NY; Joanna Armsby March Boyd, daughter of Joanna March, Albany, NY; Alden March Boyd, son of Joanna Armsby March Boyd, Santa Barbara, CA; Joanna March Boyd Bard, daugher of Alden March, Santa Barbara, CA; Henry Travers Newton, Jr, Joanna Newton Riccardi, and Georgia Newton Pulos, grandchildren of J.M.B. Bard, Santa Barbara, CA
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.35
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Fun Fact: For a long time, art historians mistakenly thought the artist’s middle name was Hugh.
- Department: American Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: America, 19th century
- Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund and partial gift of Travers Newton, Joanna Newton Riccardi and Georgia Newton Pulos
- Collection: American - Painting
- Accession Number: 2004.35
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