Bay and Harbor from near Fort Castle William
Unknown Artist
ca. 1850
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Accession Number
54.90.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to The American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art are invited to savor *Bay and Harbor from near Fort William*, a captivating oil on canvas painted by an unknown artist around 1850. Measuring 20 x 30 inches, this work offers a panoramic vista of Boston Harbor, teeming with ships and boats that evoke the pulse of maritime life. From the vantage point near Fort Castle William—once a key colonial fortress on Castle Island, later known as Fort Independence—the scene unfolds with remarkable detail, capturing the interplay of water, vessels, and distant shores under a vast sky. Create...