Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Steamship Statendam
Object Number:
1938.435
Date:
1915
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 47 7/8 x 36 x 7/8 in. ( 121.6 x 91.4 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "Jules Bovey/15"
Description:
Depicts the steamship, Statendam, docking in New York Harbor accompanied by at least 5 tugboats. The ship has a black hull, white upper decks, and yellow stacks with blue and white bands. Signed on the lower right hand corner: Jules Bovey/15.
Gallery Label:
This painting illustrates a period of New York harbor's prominence in the great age of transatlantic steamboat travel. FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE STATENDAM IS SUGGESTED.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
