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American Packet Ship " Louis Philippe" Havre, 1837
1837
Medium/Technique
Pen and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Image: 49.2 x 67.5 cm (19 3/8 x 26 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 64.8 x 81.0 cm (25 1/2 x 31 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 64.8 x 81.0 cm (25 1/2 x 31 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number56.736
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 829, fig. 174 (visiting foreign artists)
DescriptionFlying the American ensign off mizzen mast, under reduced sail, approaching end of quay at left; another ship in distance at right. This watercolor is part of a group associated with the Louis Philippe that includes the Ship's Articles (1956.737); the ship's logbook from 1845-1847 (1956.738); and the printed schedule of tariffs used on shipboard, published by Mahlon Day, New York, 1840 (1956.739).
InscriptionsIn ink, lower right: Frederic Roux, au Havre 1837
In ink, lower margin: Louis Philippe, Captn J. Casttoff. The 13 Sept 1837.
Artist's label on back of frame in ink: Frederic Roux, / Hydrographe & Peintre de Marine, / Petit quai Notre-Dame No 13. / au Havre / en Octobre 1837
In ink, lower margin: Louis Philippe, Captn J. Casttoff. The 13 Sept 1837.
Artist's label on back of frame in ink: Frederic Roux, / Hydrographe & Peintre de Marine, / Petit quai Notre-Dame No 13. / au Havre / en Octobre 1837
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 11, 1956