ANTONIO JACOBSEN (AMERICAN, 1850-1921)

THE JEFFERSON

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ANTONIO JACOBSEN (AMERICAN, 1850-1921)
THE JEFFERSON
SIGNED AND DATED 'A. JACOBSEN. 1914' LOWER RIGHT
OIL ON BOARD
20 X 35IN. (50.7 X 90.7CM.)

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THE SCREW STEAMSHIP JEFFERSON WAS BUILT IN 1899 BY DELAWARE RIVER CO. OF CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA. IT SAILED OUT OF NEW YORK UNTIL 1932.
ANTONIO JACOBSEN PAINTED EIGHTEEN IMAGES OF THE JEFFERSON BETWEEN 1899 AND 1914. SEE HAROLD SNIFFEN, ANTONIO JACOBSEN- THE CHECKLIST (NEW YORK, 1984)PP. 160-163.

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