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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (1817-1894)
Lot 19Property from the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Collection

JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (1817-1894)

British Steam Clipper Off Castle Garden, New York Harbor

Fermé19 January 2022

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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (1817-1894)
British Steam Clipper Off Castle Garden, New York Harbor
oil on board
8 x 9 3⁄4 in. (20.3 x 24.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1870.

H. Sellers McKee, New York.
Dr. Richard Fitton, Adamsville, Rhode Island.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1984.

Note du spécialiste

The present work likely depicts the British passenger liner City of Paris entering New York Harbor; the American flag near the front indicates she is arriving rather than leaving. She was launched by the Inman Line shipping company whose flag is the third from left.