{"id":4084,"date":"2025-03-19T15:19:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T21:04:57","slug":"robert-salmon-view-of-boston-harbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/robert-salmon-view-of-boston-harbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Salmon View of Boston Harbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df{max-width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal:not(.kb-section-md-dir-vertical)>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;max-width:unset;margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df{position:relative;}@media all and (min-width: 1025px){.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;max-width:unset;margin-left:unset;margin-right:unset;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-sm-dir-vertical:not(.kb-section-sm-dir-horizontal):not(.kb-section-sm-dir-specificity)>.kt-inside-inner-col>.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df{max-width:100%;-webkit-flex:1;flex:1;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;}.kadence-column4084_de8f88-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4084_de8f88-df mobile-section\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo.png\" alt=\"Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection\" class=\"wp-image-2922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo.png 774w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/lynch-logo-768x113.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4084_6ada31-f5 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4084_6ada31-f5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#f1f1f1;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4084_6ada31-f5 .kt-divider{width:100%!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4084_6ada31-f5\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Robert Salmon (1775\u2013c. 1845)<\/strong><br><em>View of Boston Harbor, Ship Going Out<\/em>, 1832<br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oil on canvas<br>McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection, 2021.22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/salmon-boston-harbor.jpg\" alt=\"View of Boston Harbor, Ship Going Out\" class=\"wp-image-4085\" style=\"width:1202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/salmon-boston-harbor.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/salmon-boston-harbor-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/salmon-boston-harbor-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f1f1f1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Jeffery Howe<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>Professor Emeritus, Art History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/howe-4.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffery Howe\" class=\"wp-image-4086\" style=\"width:78px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/howe-4.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/howe-4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/ft-independence-1024x396.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Independence, Castle Island, Boston\" class=\"wp-image-4087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/ft-independence-1024x396.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/ft-independence-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/ft-independence-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/ft-independence.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fort Independence, Castle Island, Boston, April 22, 2022. Photograph: Jeffery Howe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/flag-cross.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of painting\u00a0&quot;Private Signals of the Merchants of Boston, Mass&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-4088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/flag-cross.jpg 661w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/03\/flag-cross-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Red flag with white cross, insignia of the B. C. Clarke &amp; Co., detail of painting,&nbsp;<em>Private Signals of the Merchants of Boston, Mass.<\/em>, c. 1850. Oil on canvas, Mariners Museum &amp; Park, Newport News.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Robert Salmon was one of the most prolific maritime artists of his time, painting nearly one thousand works. The richness of his light effects links him to the luminist movement (1825\u201375). Salmon was born in England, but lived in Boston from 1828 until 1840. His small home on Marine Railway Wharf in the North End overlooked the very active Boston Harbor. In this painting Salmon depicts a number of large commercial vessels in full sail, leaning from the strong winds as they head out into the Atlantic Ocean. Salmon\u2019s detailed nautical knowledge is evident in the rigging of the tall ships and the variety of small craft that populate the harbor.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Independence is seen in the right background. This bastion fort was originally built by the British in the seventeenth century, and was first known as Castle William. It was rebuilt after the Revolutionary War, and renamed Fort Independence in 1797. The current granite structure was constructed in 1833\u201351 (see photo). A symbol of American independence, it echoes the American flag conspicuously shown on the nearest tall ship. The ship also flies a prominent red flag with white cross. This is the house flag for B. C. Clark &amp; Co. (see image), a noted shipping company in Boston that was engaged in the West India Trade, principally with Cape Haytien (Haiti) for coffee, as well as for Mediterranean fruit and wine. B. C. Clark &amp; Co. also participated in the slave trade in Brazil, according to contemporary British anti-slavery journals. Although no name is visible, this ship could be their brig&nbsp;<em>Water Witch<\/em>, built in 1831.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4084_df5465-30 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4084_df5465-30 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#f1f1f1;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4084_df5465-30 .kt-divider{width:100%!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4084_df5465-30\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-1024x383.png\" alt=\"Logo Gold\" class=\"wp-image-2910\" style=\"width:569px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bc.edu\/museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/01\/mcmullen-logo-gold.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Salmon (1775\u2013c. 1845)View of Boston Harbor, Ship Going Out, 1832 Oil on canvasMcMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection, 2021.22 Jeffery HoweProfessor Emeritus, Art History Robert Salmon was one of the most prolific maritime artists of his time, painting nearly one thousand works. 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