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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Brig Sukey Captured by the Privateer Washington Jany. 15 1776
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Brig Sukey Captured by the Privateer Washington Jany. 15 1776

Artifact IDMO 1961.152
Object Type Painting
Artist
Mediumwatercolor on heavy paper
Dimensionsmat (window mat) H 22 3/4 in x W 32 1/2 in (57.8 cm x 82.6 cm )
 sheet H 18 in x W 27 3/4 in (45.7 cm x 70.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA painting of the brig, SUKEY, entering Newburyport, Massachusetts. It depicts a side view of the two-masted sailing ship with a black and gold hull. The ship is at full sail and an early American flag flies at the stern. To the right of the painting, and slightly behind the ship, is a small two-masted sailing vessel. A shoreline stretches along the background of the painting. The full title of the painting is handwritten along the bottom: BRIG SUKEY, CAPTURED BY THE PRIVATEER WASHINGTON JANY. 15 1776,. ENTERING NEWBURYPORT UNDER A PRIZE CREW.

The painting is mounted in a white window mat.
Historical NoteFranklin Roosevelt purchased this painting from the Carey collection at the Anderson Galleries, New York, New York on March 22, 1922 for $160.

Though undated, the painting is not believed to be contemporaneous with the event.
Additional Details
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.
In Collection(s)
Not on view
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