The Launching of a Caravel(?): Compositional Study (r); Figure Studies: Seated Woman(?) and Cupid
Peter Frederick Rothermel
According to Thistlewaite's checklist of Rothermel's work, the artist made a painting entitled "The Launching of a Caravel" (now unlocated) in 1848. A caravel, a ship type of the 15th and 16th centuries, may be the boat about to be launched at the left of this scene populated by figures in dress of this same era. A date of about 1848 is confirmed by the list of names on the verso, which includes all the directors of the Pennsylvania Academy in 1847, the year that Rothermel himself joined the board.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1817-1895)
Date
ca. 1848
Medium
Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
10 13/16 x 15 3/8 in. (27.47645 x 39.0525 cm.)
Accession #
1985.68.41.32
Credit Line
Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins Collection, purchased with the partial support of the Pew Memorial Trust and the John S. Phillips Fund
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
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Subject
Collection
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