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inv. 449
Steam demi bark Antelope, 615 tons
Steam Demi Bark Antelope; Steam Demi-Bark "Antelope"
c. 1855
Colored lithograph on paper
11 7/16 x 14 in. (29 x 38 cm) (sheet) 32.5 x 40 cm
J.H. Bufford's Lith. 260 Washington St. Boston
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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 this 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. There is also a third version which has an inscription indicating the original place of publication in the Nautical Magazine. Steam Demi Bark Antelope, c.1855 (inv. 413) The painting from which this lithograph was made is likely the grisaille painting The "Antelope", 1855 (inv. 678).

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Supplementary Images

American Antiquarian Society (inv. 375); offset from text.
Photo: © Georgia Barnhill
American Antiquarian Society (inv. 375 and inv. 740)
Photo: © Georgia Barnhill
American Antiquarian Society (inv. 375 and inv. 740)
Photo: © Georgia Barnhill
American Antiquarian Society (inv. 740) detail.
Photo: © Georgia Barnhill

Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)

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Exhibition History

No known exhibitions.

Published References

Wilmderding, John. "The Lithographs of Fitz Hugh Lane." Old-Time New England LIV, no. 2 (October–December 1963)., fig. 1, p. 34, Steam Demi-Bark "Antelope".
Training the Eye and the Hand: Fitz Hugh Lane and 19th Century Drawing Books. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Historical Association, 1993., p. 27, Steam Demi-Bark "Antelope".
Craig, James. Fitz H. Lane: An Artist's Voyage through Nineteenth-Century America. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2006., fig. 33, text, p. 64, Steam demi bark Antelope, 615 tons.

Impression information

American Antiquarian Society (inv. 375)

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Photo: Courtesy, American Antiquarian Society (inv. 375)
Printed under image center: J.H. Bufford's Lith. 260 Washington St. Boston / STEAM DEMI BARK ANTELOPE, 615 Tons. / From a painting by F.H. Lane.
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. (148723)
Provenance
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.

American Antiquarian Society (inv. 740)

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Photo: American Antiquarian Society (inv. 740)
Printed under image center: J.H. Bufford's Lith. 260 Washington St. Boston / STEAM DEMI BARK ANTELOPE, 615 Tons. / From a painting by F.H. Lane.
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. (148723)
Provenance
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Citation: "Steam demi bark Antelope, 615 tons, c. 1855 (inv. 449)." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalog/entry.php?id=449 (accessed March 29, 2024).
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