Property from the Collection of
MR. AND MRS. EDDY G. NICHOLSON
THOMAS BIRCH* (1779-1851)
Details
THOMAS BIRCH* (1779-1851)
Commodore Perry Leaving the Lawrence for the Niagara at the Battle of Lake Erie
oil on canvas
18 3/8 x 23 3/8in. (46.7 x 59.4cm.)
Commodore Perry Leaving the Lawrence for the Niagara at the Battle of Lake Erie
oil on canvas
18 3/8 x 23 3/8in. (46.7 x 59.4cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist
Thomas Birch & Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia
Dr. and Mrs. William Pepper, Philadelphia (Mrs. William Pepper, nee Frances Sargeant Perry, was the granddaughter of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry)
Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Lewis, Philadelphia
Thomas Birch & Sons Auctioneers, Philadelphia
Dr. and Mrs. William Pepper, Philadelphia (Mrs. William Pepper, nee Frances Sargeant Perry, was the granddaughter of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry)
Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Lewis, Philadelphia
Literature
J.G. Sweeney, Michigan History Magazine, "Great Lakes Marine Painting of the 19th Century: A Michigan Perspective", May-June, 1983, p. 29, illus.
J.G. Sweeney, Three Hundred Years of American Art,"Seascape: Marine Landscape Painting", Secaucus, 1987, p. 346, p. 344, illus.
J.G. Sweeney, Three Hundred Years of American Art,"Seascape: Marine Landscape Painting", Secaucus, 1987, p. 346, p. 344, illus.
Exhibited
New York, Apollo Association, October Exhibition, 1838, no. 139, as Battle on Lake Erie
New York, Apollo Association, January Exhibition, 1939, no. 91, as Battle on Lake Erie.
Philadelphia, United States International Centennial Exhibition, 1876
Ohio, The Toledo Museum of Art, Perry Victory Centennial Exhibition, July-Sept. 1913, no. 5 (illus. of engraving)
Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon Museum of Art, Great Lakes Marine Painting of the Nineteenth Century, pp. 54-55, p. 20, pl. 4, illus.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Thomas Birch 1779-1851 Paintings and Drawings, March-May, 1966, no. 10, illus.
New York, Apollo Association, January Exhibition, 1939, no. 91, as Battle on Lake Erie.
Philadelphia, United States International Centennial Exhibition, 1876
Ohio, The Toledo Museum of Art, Perry Victory Centennial Exhibition, July-Sept. 1913, no. 5 (illus. of engraving)
Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon Museum of Art, Great Lakes Marine Painting of the Nineteenth Century, pp. 54-55, p. 20, pl. 4, illus.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Thomas Birch 1779-1851 Paintings and Drawings, March-May, 1966, no. 10, illus.