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THBPortrait of USS Erie, Dedicated to Captain Daniel Turner
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LiveJun 20, 2015 - Jun 21, 2015
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- Lot Description
American, 19th century. Watercolor on paper. A portrait of Captain Daniel Turner's (American, 1794-1850) sloop-of-war Erie, depicted with its sails lowered amidst a turbulent ocean landscape and two figures near the stern, inscribed in Latin ...undis / Dat latus. insequitur cumulo pracrupius aquae mons. / Vir.Aene.Lib.I, translating to ...and gives it's side to the waves; a steep mountain of water pursues with a heap, taken from book one of Virgil's Aeneid. The lower margin with another inscription This representation of the United States ship ERIE in a Hurricane, which commenced on the 3rd and continued with unabated / violence until the 7th of September 1827, in Lat. 36.6 North Long de 67.45 West; is respectfully dedicated to Daniel / Turner Esq re Captain Commanding / By his most obedient / And very humble servant / Constantine Smith, the portrait and inscriptions applied to a paper backing with a hand-painted image of a patriotic spread-winged eagle applied in the middle of the inscription, the whole housed under glass in a wood frame; 18.75 x 21.5 in. (sight).
Following his heroics at the Battle of Lake Erie, Turner continued his service under Oliver Hazard Perry (American, 1785-1819) on the frigate Java and the schooner Nonsuch, before taking command of the USS Erie. Originally launched on November 3, 1813, the Erie patrolled the Mediterranean as part of Commodore William Bainbridge's (American, 1774-1833) squadron, eventually returning to New York for repairs in 1820. Following another stint in the Mediterranean from 1823 to 1826, Turner succeeded to command the ship from 1827 to 1830. During this period, Turner and his crew protected American interests in the West Indies and Mexico while, at the same time, combating the slave trade.
The Naval Register of 1826 lists Constantine Smith as a Second Lieutenant. It seems likely that he made or commissioned the present ship portrait for Turner as a reminder of the commander's time aboard the USS Erie. An investigation of the inscribed coordinates pinpoints the ship to a spot in the North Atlantic Ocean approximately 600 kilometers northwest of Bermuda at the time of the hurricane.
Provenance: Descended in the Turner Family of Newport, RISome toning and foxing. Some stains along the middle and upper left side of the portrait with one in the center above the ship's front mast. Some small tears and losses to the area surrounding the inscription revealing the backing paper underneath. Some wear to edges of frame.Condition
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