Navassa_Island_c_1870.png
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Summary
Artist |
Unknown artist
Unknown artist
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Description |
English:
An unsigned painting of Navassa Island, circa 1870. The brig
Romance
is anchored in front of the company settlement near the shore with its guano mining operations visible up the hill.
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Depicted place | Navassa Island |
Date |
circa 1870
date QS:P571,+1870-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions | 565 mm × 914 mm (22.2 in × 36.0 in) |
Collection |
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717
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Object history |
18 August 2019: sale of the collection of the Summer Americana & Marine Auction at Bourgeault-Horan, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for US$20,000
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Source/Photographer | Portsmouth Summer Auction 2019 Catalogue, Lot #130, (Archived) Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates LLC |
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