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The Frigate Congress Outside Naples
(18th and 19th Centuries )
In this painting, the United States frigate is sailing through high seas toward port. At the right, a paddle-wheel ship flying the American ensign is under steam and at the left is another American naval ship under sail. The waning sun breaks through the cloud cover near the horizon, casting a warm light across the scene.
The de Simones were a Neapolitan family of ship-portrait specialists who worked in oil and gouache in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Clintonia Wright, wife of Lieutenant May [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Anne Gordon Boyce Baldwin, by inheritance [passed down four generations from Clintonia Wright]; Walters Art Museum, April 1979, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1981-1982 | Harborplace Light Street Pavilion Special Display. Harborplace, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/1980 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Italy, Naples (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 3/4 x W: 25 15/16 in. (45.1 x 65.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Gordon Boyce Baldwin (Mrs. Ludlow Baldwin) in memory of Mrs. Anne Gordon Johnston and Miss Mary Gordon Thom, 1979
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2566
