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  • Landscape -- Coast
     
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    S. S. Britannia, (painting).
    Artist: 
    Nickerson, W. S., active ca. 1844, painter.
    Title: 
    S. S. Britannia, (painting).
    Dates: 
    1844 or later.
    Medium: 
    Oil on canvas.
    Dimensions: 
    16 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Lower left:) W.S. Nickerson signed
    Description: 
    Winter landscape depicting figures on the shore waving at the S.S. Britannia sailing in the partially frozen waters along the coast. In the background a town is visible on the opposite shore.
    Subject: 
    Landscape -- Coast
    Landscape -- Season -- Winter
    Landscape -- Weather -- Snow
    Architecture -- Boat
    Figure group
    Object Type: 
    Painting
    Owner: 
    Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 33.389
    References: 
    Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 203.
    Illustration: 
    Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 203.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAP 20492744
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