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The Frigate Congress in the Bay of Naples
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Two American frigates are shown becalmed in the Bay of Naples. In the background rises Mount Vesuvius.
In its direct approach this ship-portrait, presumably of the U.S. frigate "Congress," is characteristic of works executed in both oil and gouache by numerous Neapolitan artists for foreign visitors in the 19th century.
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Provenance
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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: 18 1/4 × W: 25 3/4 in. (46.4 × 65.4 cm); Framed: H: 23 × W: 30 1/2 × D: 2 1/2 in. (58.4 × 77.5 × 6.4 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.
37.2567
