Object Details
painter
Sharp, William active 1819-1862
Notes
"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, "M and M Karolik Collection of American paintings, 1815 to 1865," Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1949.
Troyen, Carol, et al., "American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue," Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pg. 247.
Summary
View looking down across Boston Common where a procession of horse-drawn carriages and marching figures has attracted a crowd of spectators.
Date
1851
Control number
IAP 20490772
Type
Paintings
Medium
Oil on canvas
Owner/Location
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02115 Accession Number: 48.475
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Ceremony--Procession
Cityscape--Massachusetts--Boston
Landscape--Park
Figure group
Animal--Horse
Architecture--Vehicle--Carriage
Record ID
siris_ari_264561