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Front. Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Front. Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Unidentified Frigate Painting
Front. Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Front. Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Unidentified Frigate Painting

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.195
Object Type Painting
Possible Artist (Irish, 1806 - 1884)
Dateca. 1851
Mediumpainting: paper (cardboard), paint (oil), varnish
frame: wood, paint
Dimensionsframe H 14 1/2 in x W 20 3/8 in x D 1 in (36.8 cm x 51.8 cm x 2.5 cm )
 painting H 11 3/4 in x W 17 1/2 in (29.8 cm x 44.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn oil on board (cardboard) painting of an unidentified frigate sailing ahead of a storm. It depicts an angled view of a gunned, three-masted sailing ship, some sails unfurled, in rough open waters and against a sky of dark clouds. Other sailing ships are seen in the background. The artist's barely legible signature and date are in the lower right, possibly that of George Mounsey Wheatley Atkinson.

On the reverse side of the artwork board is a rough oil study of a number of sailings ships of various sizes, and what appears to be a small steam ship.

The painting is framed in 1 5/8" gold-painted wood frame. Adhered to the reverse side of the frame is small white sticker with a typed number: C-12-8.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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