Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Capture of the H. B. M. Sloop-of-War Frolic by the U.S. Sloop-of-War Wasp
Object Number:
1948.577
Date:
ca. 1815-1820
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 36 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 71.1 x 91.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Marine view that depicts the boarding and capture of the British, Frolic, by the U.S. Wasp.
Gallery Label:
Birch's first view of this subject was probably commissioned by Nicholas Biddle of Philadelphia, whose brother James served as first lieutenant on the Wasp during the battle. According to a 1955 letter from Colonel Nicholas Biddle of Philadelphia to Henry O. Havemeyer, the Society's painting once belonged to Biddle's father, Edward. The senior Biddle had either sold the painting to Herbert Cragg (Pratt), from whom Mr. Havemeyer later purchased it.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry O. Havemeyer, Esquire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
