Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Portrait of the Ship "Commander"
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Alice J. Hall (American painter, 1866-1936)
Location:
repository: Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, Maine, United States) 70.1721
Location Note:
16 Museum Street; Estate of Emily Hall, 1970
GPS:
44.103236-69.110295
Date:
1881 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Nineteenth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
22 1/8 (height) x 36 in (width)
Subjects:
business, commerce and trade; seascape; Boats and boating; sailing ship; schooner
Description:
The ship, a three-masted, gaff-rigged schooner, was built in Fair Haven, Connecticut. While schooners were initially defined as having two masts, three-masted schooners were first introduced around 1800. (Source: Farnsworth Museum [website]; http://farnsworthmus eum.org/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-HALLA-PSC-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Portrait of the Ship "Commander"