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| Keywords: 1863 BrigAntelopeInBostonHarbor byFitzHenryLane MFABoston.png Artwork Creator Fitz Hugh Lane Brig Antelope in Boston Harbor 1863 Oil on canvas attached to paperboard cm 61 59 91 44 Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston USA From Museum of Fine Arts Wealthy owners of sailing vessels commissioned images of their ships just as landowners hired artists to paint pictures of their houses Much of Lane's income came from executing such works Here the artist painted Antelope identifiable through her signal flags as she appeared on her 1843 maiden voyage from East Boston to Asia Antelope was one of the fastest ships trading between Boston India and China a route that required extraordinary speed due to unpredictable weather and frequent pirate activity Asian trade-in tea fabric and opium-established significant fortunes for many New England merchants Provenance/Ownership History The artist; Francis Dumaresq Boston; to Henry de Ford Brookline his partner; to Adelaide de Ford Brookline his daughter; with Vose Galleries Boston; with Charles D Childs Boston 1945; to Maxim Karolik Newport R I 1945; to MFA bequest of Martha C Mrs Maxim Karolik Other versions http //www mfa org/collections/search_art asp recview true id 33196 PD-old-100 Fitz Hugh Lane Boston in the 1860s Boston Harbor in the 19th century | ||||
