This painting shows a maritime scene from the water, with a coastline in the distance marked by small, colorful buildings and distant green hills. Closer to us, a large ship with white sails floats on the green waves, flying the American flag and a flag that appears to have the word "Arkansas." Miniscule figures are visible on the deck of the ship, and thin ropes crisscross the three tall masts. On the left are two smaller ships. The one in the back flies a flag that says "Russia," while the closer ship near the bottom left corner has a design on the back that appears to say "Cuba." The sky…
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Ship "Arkansas" Leaving Havana

A. Hashagen (American, active 1847)

1847

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 57.5 x 72.7 cm (22 5/8 x 28 5/8 in.) ; framed: 61.6 x 78.7 x 4.7 cm (24 1/4 x 31 x 1 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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