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CHARLES PARSONS, AFTER JOSEPH B. SMITH. Clipper Ship "Red Jacket"-In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854

Clipper Ship "Red Jacket" - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854. Artist: Charles Parsons (American (born England), Hampshire 1821-1910 New York); After Joseph B. Smith (American, New York, 1798-1876). Dimensions: Image: 16 1/8 × 23 11/16 in. (41 × 60.1 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 27 9/16 in. (54 × 70 cm). Publisher: Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813-1888 New York). Date: 1855.
"Red Jacket" ranks among the largest and fastest American clipper ships ever built. Designed with a 255-foot deck by Boston-based Samuel Hartt Pook for the owners Seacombe and Taylor, it was built by George Thomas in Rockland, Maine, who launched it in November 1853. The name "Red Jacket" refers to Sa Go Ye Wat Ha, ("he who keeps them awake"), the great Seneca orator and leader who had aided the British during the American Revolution, earning him his British red uniform and nickname. After the Revolution, Sagoyewatha championed peace, became a defender of native American culture and a spokesman for the Iroquois confederacy in 1792, when he led Iroquois chiefs to Philadelphia, where they agreed to mediate in frontier war. During the War of 1812, Sagoyewatha fought with the Americans against the British.
In January 1854, "Red Jacket" made her first voyage from New York across the north Atlantic to Liverpool, England, where a new British owner outfitted her for Australian immigrant and cargo transport. In May 1854, the White Star Line chartered the ship to sail to Melbourne, Australia, where it arrived after sixty-nine days with approximately 450 passengers (16 of them traveling in first class cabins) -- the second fastest record at that time. In 1855, Nathaniel Currier published this print depicting the "Red Jacket" in the midst of its return journey, when it was trapped for four days in an ice field off Cape Horn. The route involved sailing round Cape Horn at the tip of South America, where, at certain times of the year, fierce winds, large waves and icebergs and ice floes floating from Antartica made the seas between the South Pacific and South Atlantic treacherous to navigate. Despite this delay, the ship reached Liverpool in seventy-three days with all its passengers and a valuable gold cargo -- reportedly about 45,000 ounces. This clipper's speed became a selling point to future passengers; "Red Jacket" continued to transport passengers and cargo back and forth between England and Australia until the early 1860s.

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Auteur:

CHARLES PARSONS (1821-1910) • AFTER JOSEPH B. SMITH (1798-1876)

Titre:

Clipper Ship "Red Jacket"-In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854

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Traduction automatique: Clipper Ship 'Red Jacket' - Dans la glace au large du Cap Horn, sur son passage de l'Australie, à Liverpool, août 1854. Artiste : Charles Parsons (Américain (né en Angleterre), Hampshire 1821-1910 New York) ; D'après Joseph B. Smith (Américain, New York, 1798-1876). Dimensions : Image : 16 1/8 × 23 11/16 in. (41 × 60,1 cm) Feuille : 21 1/4 × 27 9/16 in. (54 × 70 cm). Editeur : lithographié et publié par Nathaniel Currier (Américain, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813-1888 New York). Date : 1855. "Red Jacket" se classe parmi les clippers américains les plus grands et les plus rapides jamais construits. Conçu avec un pont de 255 pieds par Samuel Hartt Pook, basé à Boston, pour les propriétaires Seacombe et Taylor, il a été construit par George Thomas à Rockland, Maine, qui l'a lancé en novembre 1853. Le nom "Red Jacket" fait référence à Sa Go Ye Wat Ha, ("celui qui les garde éveillés"), le grand orateur et chef de Sénèque qui avait aidé les Britanniques pendant la Révolution américaine, ce qui lui a valu son uniforme rouge britannique et son surnom. Après la Révolution, Sagoyewatha a défendu la paix, est devenu un défenseur de la culture amérindienne et un porte-parole de la confédération iroquoise en 1792, lorsqu'il a conduit les chefs iroquois à Philadelphie, où ils ont accepté de servir de médiateur dans la guerre des frontières. Pendant la guerre de 1812, Sagoyewatha a combattu avec les Américains contre les Britanniques. En janvier 1854, "Red Jacket" effectua son premier voyage de New York à travers l'Atlantique Nord jusqu'à Liverpool, en Angleterre, où un nouveau propriétaire britannique l'équipa pour le transport d'immigrants et de marchandises australiennes. En mai 1854, la White Star Line a affrété le navire pour se rendre à Melbourne, en Australie, où il est arrivé après soixante-neuf jours avec environ 450 passagers (dont 16 voyageant dans des cabines de première classe) - le deuxième record le plus rapide à cette époque. En 1855, Nathaniel Currier publia cette estampe représentant la "Veste rouge" au milieu de son voyage de retour, alors qu'elle était piégée pendant quatre jours dans un champ de glace au large du cap Horn. L'itinéraire impliquait de naviguer autour du cap Horn à la pointe de l'Amérique du Sud, où, à certaines périodes de l'année, des vents violents, de grosses vagues et des icebergs et des banquises flottant de l'Antarctique rendaient les mers entre le Pacifique Sud et l'Atlantique Sud difficiles à naviguer. Malgré ce retard, le navire a atteint Liverpool en soixante-treize jours avec tous ses passagers et une précieuse cargaison d'or - environ 45 000 onces. La vitesse de cette tondeuse est devenue un argument de vente auprès des futurs passagers; "Red Jacket" a continué à transporter des passagers et des marchandises entre l'Angleterre et l'Australie jusqu'au début des années 1860.

Clipper Ship "Red Jacket" - In the Ice off Cape Horn, on Her Passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854. Artist: Charles Parsons (American (born England), Hampshire 1821-1910 New York); After Joseph B. Smith (American, New York, 1798-1876). Dimensions: Image: 16 1/8 × 23 11/16 in. (41 × 60.1 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 × 27 9/16 in. (54 × 70 cm). Publisher: Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813-1888 New York). Date: 1855. "Red Jacket" ranks among the largest and fastest American clipper ships ever built. Designed with a 255-foot deck by Boston-based Samuel Hartt Pook for the owners Seacombe and Taylor, it was built by George Thomas in Rockland, Maine, who launched it in November 1853. The name "Red Jacket" refers to Sa Go Ye Wat Ha, ("he who keeps them awake"), the great Seneca orator and leader who had aided the British during the American Revolution, earning him his British red uniform and nickname. After the Revolution, Sagoyewatha championed peace, became a defender of native American culture and a spokesman for the Iroquois confederacy in 1792, when he led Iroquois chiefs to Philadelphia, where they agreed to mediate in frontier war. During the War of 1812, Sagoyewatha fought with the Americans against the British. In January 1854, "Red Jacket" made her first voyage from New York across the north Atlantic to Liverpool, England, where a new British owner outfitted her for Australian immigrant and cargo transport. In May 1854, the White Star Line chartered the ship to sail to Melbourne, Australia, where it arrived after sixty-nine days with approximately 450 passengers (16 of them traveling in first class cabins) -- the second fastest record at that time. In 1855, Nathaniel Currier published this print depicting the "Red Jacket" in the midst of its return journey, when it was trapped for four days in an ice field off Cape Horn. The route involved sailing round Cape Horn at the tip of South America, where, at certain times of the year, fierce winds, large waves and icebergs and ice floes floating from Antartica made the seas between the South Pacific and South Atlantic treacherous to navigate. Despite this delay, the ship reached Liverpool in seventy-three days with all its passengers and a valuable gold cargo -- reportedly about 45,000 ounces. This clipper's speed became a selling point to future passengers; "Red Jacket" continued to transport passengers and cargo back and forth between England and Australia until the early 1860s.

Technique/matériel:

hand-colored lithograph

Musée:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Éditeur:

Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813-1888 New York)

Crédit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:

4200 x 3164 px | 38.0 MB

Taille d'impression:

35.6 x 26.8 cm | 14.0 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

AFTER JOSEPH B. SMITH • CHARLES PARSONS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • UNITED STATES