In this late afternoon view of boston harbor, lane masterfully evoked the diffuse quality of sunlight reflecting off water. The artist was a son of a shipbuilder, so perhaps it is not surprising that his renderings of ships and their intricate riggings are painstakingly accurate. On the far left side of the painting, evolving technology appears in the guise of a steamboat, which ferried passengers between boston and gloucester. Object Type: painting. Date: 1846. Place of creation: America, 19th century. Dimensions: Framed: 66 x 104.8 x 14 cm (26 x 41 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); Unframed: 43.2 x 68.6 cm (17 x 27 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 2004.35
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