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Swallow (steamboat 1836) by Bard Bros
Summary
Swallow, Hudson River steamboat launched 1836, destroyed in fire 1845 with loss of more than 30 people. Watercolor on paper by James and John Bard.
Born in New York City, eight years after Robert Fulton sent the first steamboat up the Hudson River, James Bard saw and reflected in his marine paintings the industrial development of shipping in America. He and his twin brother John Bard together painted more than 350 marine portraits, steamships and sailboats in the New York Harbor and on the Hudson River. Likely James did the outline sketches, and John filled in the color and backgrounds.
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Date
1837
Source
The Athenaeum
Copyright info
public domain
