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Source Description
Two American frigates are shown becalmed in the Bay of Naples. In the background rises Mount Vesuvius. In its direct approach this ship-portrait, presumably of the U.S. frigate "Congress," is characteristic of works executed in both oil and gouache by numerous Neapolitan artists for foreign visitors in the 19th century.
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Document identity
localId
5395
label
The Frigate Congress in the Bay of Naples
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
5395
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Frigate Congress in the Bay of Naples
description
Two American frigates are shown becalmed in the Bay of Naples. In the background rises Mount Vesuvius. In its direct approach this ship-portrait, presumably of the U.S. frigate "Congress," is characteristic of works executed in both oil and gouache by numerous Neapolitan artists for foreign visitors in the 19th century.
provenance
Clintonia Wright, wife of Lieutenant May [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Anne Gordon Boyce Baldwin, by inheritance [passed down four generations from Clintonia Wright]; Walters Art Museum, April 1979, by gift.
date
1857
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
46.4
height
65.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 1/4 × W: 25 3/4 in. (46.4 × 65.4 cm); Framed: H: 23 × W: 30 1/2 × D: 2 1/2 in. (58.4 × 77.5 × 6.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: Tom. so De Simone 1857
RelatedObjects
11686
med
oil on canvas
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4185
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2909
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4198ede616e9455e