The St. Croix Planter, master H. P. Jansen., Erich Jacob Weedermann, 26 October 1839

The artist was educated as a navigator and captained ships on the trade between flensburg and the west indies, and he also did some paintings of ships. He is only known to have made paintings between 1838 and 1846. That year he established a shipbuilding site in flensburg, which existed until 1890. Historischerhafen. De (in german). Object Type: painting. Date: 26 October 1839. Dimensions: height: 43 cm (16.9 in); width: 56 cm (22 in). Medium: pastel, pen, watercolor. Collection: Unknown. Erich Jacob Weedermann - St. Croix Planter gefürth von Captain H. P. Jansen - 1839