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Catalogue Entry
inv. 324
Manchester Harbor
1853
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: F.H. Lane 1853
Private collection
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Historical Materials
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People: Herring, Thomas J.
Thomas J. Herring was a Boston collector who owned the painting, "Manchester Harbor," exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum in 1857. He also owned George Curtis's "Ashore" of 1857. He was a noted collector of old masters, and owned works by or attributed to Caravaggio, Rubens, Ruysdael, and Watteau.
Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)
Marks & Labels
Labels: On reverse: "Manchester harbor by F.H. Lane owned by T.J. Herring" (possibly Boston Athenaeum label)
Also, incised on wood frame: "Manchester Harbor" F.H. Lane 1853"
And, in pencil: "Frank L. Herring, Great Barrington Oct. 1916"
Looks as if was ex at Boston Athenaeum in 1857 (mgt 8/15)
Exhibition History
Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Thirtieth Exhibition of Paintings and Statuary, 1857, no. 329, p.15, as Manchester Harbor, Lent by T.J. Herring.
Published References
Wilmerding, John. Fitz Henry Lane & Mary Blood Mellen: Old Mysteries and New Discoveries. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2007. Exhibition catalogue (2007 Cape Ann Museum), fig. 11, p. 25.
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Record last updated June 12, 2025. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: "Manchester Harbor, 1853 (inv. 324)." In Fitz Henry Lane Online. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum. www.fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=324 (accessed on August 23, 2025).
