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Yours with the greatest resp ect and esteem. 0. H. Perry
"The Battle Of Lake Erie"
36"x 84"
by Julian Oliver Davidson
(1853-1894) PROVENANCE
EXHIBITED
Acq uired From Th e Arti st. .. c l890 J. Ott ma n Lithographic Co .. New Yo rk . New Yo rk Unkn ow n Pri va te Coll ectio n Mr. & Mrs. Roge r A. Yo ung .. c l930 Ame ri ca n Yac ht Club ... c l962 Be ma n Gall eries ... 1987
1893- Wo rld "s Columbi a n Expositi o n . Chi cago. Illino is 1894-Se na te Lib ra ry. Harri sburg. Pe nnsy lvani a 1986-"Julian 0. Davidson (18531894): American Marine Artist" Hi sto ri ca l Soc ie ty Of Roc kl.a nd Co unty, New City, New Yo rk
FULL A RTISTS TITLE ··COMM ODORE P ERRY IN TH E U.S. BRI G NIAGA RA BR EA KIN G T HE BRIT ISH LI NE OF BATTL E, LAKE ERI E. SEPTEMB ER 10. 1813""
All of th e pho togra ph s used in this ad vertiseme nt we re ta ke n of the pa inting be/ore conservation was begun a nd . the re fore. show the pa inting in its unc lea ned a nd un co nse rved sta te. The pa inti ng is cu rre ntl y in conse rvatio n, with comple ti on sc hed uled during th e summ e r, 1988. Th e pa inting. a nd the e nti re co nserva ti o n process alo ng with rad iog rap hi c a nd infra red examina ti o n . will be the subjects o f a broadcas t video doc um e ntary, a nd edu catio nal cassette , titl ed : " The Conse rvation Of A Great American Painting: Recovering Our Heritage"
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··Th e Ba ttl e Of La ke Eri e" by Juli a n 0. Davidson is pe rh a ps th e most significant 19th century Am e rican histo rical naval painting to come upo n the ma rke t in the 20th century.. .. For information regarding this paiming please comact:
BEMAN GALLERIES NYACK-ON-HUDSON
Nyac k , N.Y. 10960
9 14- 358-3344
•See J. 0. Davidso n