To D. L. Lawrence Esq this Print of the : Clipper Ship "Racer." : is respectfully dedicated by the Publisher.

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• ARTIST: James Edward Buttersworth

• PUBLISHER: New York, published by N. Currier, 152 Nassau Street.

• MEDIUM: Two-color lithograph handcolored,

  DATE: 1854

• EDITION SIZE: Large folio - image size 16 1/8 x 23 7/8" (41 x 60.6 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: C. Parsons del. Lith by N. Currier. Two columns of text to the right and left of the title five columns each. The text gives dimensions of the ship.<br><br> This dramatic image shows the ship reefed down in heavy seas approaching land.<br><br> The painter of this is James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894) the son of the English marine painter Thomas Buttersworth. He was born on the Isle of Wight and immigrated to the United States around 1847. He worked for the lithographer Nathaniel Currier, and later for Currier & Ives, which disseminated Buttersworth’s work to a wide audience. During the 1850s Buttersworth made his name as a painter of clipper ships, then the fastest vessels on the sea. He is considered one of the foremost American marine painters of the nineteenth century.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Fair condition, a brilliant rich impression of this print, parts of the title and columns have been enhanced with pen and ink.

• REFERENCE: Conningham #1164.

• CATEGORIES: Currier & Ives , Naval, Nautical & Marine