The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock
1819
Artist, American, born England, 1775 - c. 1845

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 128.3 cm (30 x 50 1/2 in.)
framed: 96.5 x 149.9 x 9.8 cm (38 x 59 x 3 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1981.54.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Donaldson Line, Glasgow; (their housesale, Glasgow, 1967); (M.A. Alexander Fine Arts Ltd., Glasgow); Ulrik Richter, London;[1] sold April 1969 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1981 to NGA.
[1] The early provenance was provided by Mr. Richter (letter of 18 March 1982) and Michael Alexander (letter of 6 May 1982), both letters in NGA curatorial files. Donaldson Line was a shipping company.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1986
Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1986, unnumbered checklist.
1990
Glasgow's Glasgow: The Words and the Stones, The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland, 1990, not in cat.
1999
An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000, no cat.
2005
Extended loan for use by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2005-2007.
2007
Extended loan for use by Attorney General Michael Mukasey, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2007-2008.
2018
Extended loan for use by Secretary Alex M. Azar II, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., 2018-2021.
Bibliography
1988
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 15, repro.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 330, repro.
Inscriptions
lower right: RS 1819
Wikidata ID
Q20184183