James Bard (1815-1897), Portrait of the Steamship Martha Washington, 1864

James Bard (1815-1897)
Portrait of the Steamship Martha Washington, 1864
signed, dated and inscribed DRAWN & PAINTED BY JAMES BARD. NY. 1864/ 162 Perry Street lower right
oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 50 in.

Provenance
The Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia
Sold, Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 3 November 2001, lot 66
Sold, Christie's, New York, 17-18 January 2008, lot 733

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT MASSACHUSETTS COLLECTION

Literature
Anthony J. Peluso, Jr., The Bard Brothers Painting America Under Steam and Sail (New York, 1997), p. 118.