USS Portsmouth, 1912

Details

Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850-1921)
USS Portsmouth, 1912
signed and dated A. JACOBSEN 1912 lower right
oil on board
22 x 35 ¾ in.

Provenance

By descent in the family of the artist
Sold, Northeast Auctions, Manchester, New Hampshire, 18-19 August 2001, lot 889

Literature

Harold S. Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist (New York, 1984), no. 20, pp. 246-247.

Sale room notice

Please note that this lot will now be offered not subject to a reserve.

Lot Essay

The USS Portsmouth, a sloop of war, was built in 1843 by Portsmouth Navy Yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The ship was owned by the US Navy and was sailed until 1915 when it was burned at the culmination of the South Boston carnival.

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