TitleAdmirals in Embryo
Artist
William Parsons Winchester Dana
(American, 1833 - 1927)
Datec. 1862
MediumOil on linen
DimensionsUnframed: 10 5/16 × 16 in.
Framed: 23 1/2 × 18 × 3 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Bequest of James A. Suydam, 1865
Object number323-P
Label TextDana was praised in America during his career for his "refinement of taste" that was "rare among our artists." This rendering of young boys playing in a beached boat combines Dana's interest in marine painting with his affectionate renderings of childhood. The boys' play parallels the activities of men on the sea in the distance. The wreck is inscribed in French "VAU [T] RIEN," meaning worth nothing.
