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James Edward Buttersworth

Yachting Race in New York Harbor with Naval Salute at Castle William on Governor's Island, ca.1870

Description

Maker

  • James Edward Buttersworth, 1817-1894, American

Title

Yachting Race in New York Harbor with Naval Salute at Castle William on Governor's Island

Year

ca.1870

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

52.2 x 77.3 cm (20 5/8 x 30 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LR in black:J. E. Buttersworth

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

38.067

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

The Ocean

August 17 - October 7, 1990

The British-born Buttersworth moved to West Hoboken, New Jersey in 1850, and the nearby New York harbor served for nearly half a century as the locus for his marine paintings, many of which were lithographed by Nathaniel Currier or distributed through the American Art Union. This painting depicts the start of a race with yachts sailing south out of the harbor channel. The circular structure on the left is Castle William on Governor's Island. The smoke surrounding the castle indicates a cannon salute to the two American naval warships, which pass to the left on their way into the harbor.

American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection

June 26, 1987 - January 3, 1988

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

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