Wreck of the Walk-in-the-Water
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Description
Oil painting by J.L.D. Mathies depicting the wreck of the steamboat Walk-in-the-Water on Lake Erie, November 1, 1821. From the beach, Mathies made two sketches of the shipwreck, and later painted two views in oil on board for one of the ship's passengers. Inscribed on back: "Thomas Palmer, Hamtramck."
Details
- Creator:
- Mathies, J.L.D. (John Lee Douglas), 1780-1834
- Resource ID:
- bh011765
- Alternate Title
- Wreck of the Walk-in-the-Water (Scene on deck)
- Subject:
- Walk-in-the-Water (Ship)
- Shipwrecks in art
- Painting
- Date:
- 1821
- Format:
- 1 painting : oil on board : col. ; 17.5 x 23.5 in.
- Department:
- Burton Historical Collection
- Content Note:
- Formerly in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.