View of Towboat and Barge Passing Fayerweather Island Lighthouse, Bridgeport, Connecticut
PainterAttributed to
Jurgan Frederick Huge
(American, 1809 - 1878)
Dateabout 1865
MediumOil on canvas in wood frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 24 x 42in. (61 x 106.7cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 28 1/2 x 46 3/4 x 2 1/2in. (72.4 x 118.7 x 6.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 28 1/2 x 46 3/4 x 2 1/2in. (72.4 x 118.7 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA towboat, left unfinished by the artist, is towing a barge past an island with a lighthouse on it. A man stands on the stern of the barge and a large American flag flies from it. The barge is towing a small rowboat. Additional buildings and trees are on a bluff above the lighthouse. A strip of sandy beach backed by trees is to the left. Hills are in the background. Birds, probably gulls, fly just above the water.
Object number2007.10.0
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