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inv. 413
Steam Demi Bark Antelope
Steam Demi-Bark "Antelope"
c. 1855
Colored lithograph on paper
8 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. (20.6 x 36.2 cm) (sheet) 32.5 x 40 cm
Signed across bottom: Steam Demi Bark ANTELOPE, 615 tons. From a painting by F.H.Lane. By J.H. Bufford's Lith. 260 Washington St., Boston Lithographed expressly for the Nautical Magazine
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Commentary

In 1855 the Nautical Magazine published an article on R.B. Forbes's steam demi-bark, "Antelope." The article included a lithograph of the vessel made after a painting by Lane. J. P. Newell is signed on the stone in the lower right corner, indicating that he was the artist who lithographed Lane's design. The lithograph for the magazine was printed on tissue-weight paper, and hand-colored. (for example, Steam demi bark Antelope, 615 tons, c.1855 (inv. 375)) A stand-alone version (Steam demi bark Antelope, 615 tons, c.1855 (inv. 740)) was printed on a heavier paper, hand-colored and printed with a tint stone outlining the sky. This lithograph is a third version which has an inscription indicating the original place of publication in the Nautical Magazine. The painting from which this lithograph was made is likely the grisaille painting The "Antelope", 1855 (inv. 678).

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Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)

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Exhibition History

Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Drawn From Nature & on Stone: The Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane, October 7, 2017–March 4, 2018. [Impression: The Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)].

Published References

Wilmderding, John. "The Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane." Old-Time New England LIV, no. 2 (October–December 1963)., fig. 1, p. 34. [Impression: The Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)].
The American Neptune, Pictorial Supplement VII: A Selection of Marine Paintings by Fitz Hugh Lane, 1804–1865. Salem, MA: The American Neptune, 1965., plate XXIV, no. 177. [Impression: The Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)]. ⇒ includes text
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art; in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1988., fig. 11, ill. in b/w, p. 70. [Impression: The Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)].
Barnhill, Trafton. Drawn from Nature & on Stone: the Lithographs of Fitz Henry Lane. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum, 2017., fig. 65. [Impression: The Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)]. ⇒ includes text

Impression information

The Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)

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Photo: Mariners' Museum (inv. 739)
Signed across bottom: Steam Demi Bark ANTELOPE, 615 tons. From a painting by F.H.Lane. By J.H. Bufford's Lith. 260 Washington St., Boston Lithographed expressly for the Nautical Magazine.
Courtesy of The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Va. (1935.0674.000001 / LP 0517)
Provenance
The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia, 1935
Citation: "Steam Demi Bark Antelope, c. 1855 (inv. 413)." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalog/entry.php?id=413 (accessed April 25, 2024).
Record last updated August 15, 2017. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
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