Ships Through the Ages: The Ship of Romance - "Great Harry"

Title:: Ships Through the Ages: The Ship of Romance - "Great Harry"
Description:: Built for King Henry VIII in the 16th century, this vessel carried more than a thousand tons as well as a vast armament. The vessel served as a structural template for all the naval engineers for the next hundred and fifty years. In the background of the painting is the Mary Rose, another purpose-built warship of Henry’s navy.
Artist:: King, Frederic Leonard, 1879-1947
Sponsor:: Public Works of Art Project (U.S.)
Date:: 1934–1935
Format:: Paintings
Genre:: Oil paintings
Location:: Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):: Boston Public Library Collection
Subjects:: Sailing ships
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
Extent:: 1 painting on canvas : oil ; visible image 22 1/2 x 43 1/2 in., in frame 25 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/mp48vh661
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Notes:: Description of ship written in 1935.
Notes (historical):: Ships Through the Ages, originally four murals painted by Frederic Leonard King between 1934 and 1935, was commissioned as part of the Public Works of Art Project for the Jeffries Point Branch of the Boston Public Library. In 1956, the Jeffries Point Branch closed, and the murals were divided into smaller paintings and relocated to the East Boston Branch Library where they are currently on display; however, several sections of the murals are missing.
Identifier:: 09_03_000073

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