Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" off Sandy Hook, February 23, 1854, nineteen days from Liverpool
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 16 1/8 × 23 15/16 in. (41 × 60.8 cm) Sheet: 19 13/16 in. × 26 in. (50.4 × 66 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
Accession Number
63.550.22
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the majestic clipper ship *Dreadnought* through choppy seas off Sandy Hook, New York Harbor, on February 23, 1854—just nineteen days after departing Liverpool. This vibrant hand-colored lithograph, created by marine artist James E. Butworth with lithographers Charles Parsons and Currier, captures the of the ship's arrival. Measuring about 16 by 24 inches, the print showcases Buttersworth's meticulous attention to nautical detail, from the ship's towering masts and billowing sails to the distant shoreline, all enhanced by delicate hand-coloring that brings the scene to life. In the mid-...
About the Artist
James E. Buttersworth|Charles Parsons|Nathaniel Currier (American|American, born England) · 1813 |1817 –1888 |1894
American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York|American (born England), Isle of Wight 1817–1894 West Hoboken, New Jersey