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Antonio Jacobsen

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1 cross-verified · 6 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
NationalityWikidata· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationWikidata· 80%

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Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=2426
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

About

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Antonio Jacobsen was a Danish-American painter specializing in maritime portraiture and ship paintings during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he documented commercial vessels, steamships, and naval subjects with meticulous attention to hull configuration, rigging, and maritime detail. Based in New York, Jacobsen produced hundreds of commissioned portraits of individual ships for shipowners and captains, establishing himself as a leading chronicler of American and international merchant marine history. His prolific output and technical precision made him a valued recorder of maritime commerce during the age of steam.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Smithsonian American Art MuseumWashington, D.C.

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Artworks (31)

The Brazos on the high seas

1918 · oil paint

The Clipper Ship Annie H. Smith

1917 · oil paint

The Black Ball packet ship Charles H. Marshall .

1915 · oil paint

The Antilles at sea.

1912 · oil paint

French Steamer 'La Provence', 1911

1911 · oil paint

The James Foster Jr under reduced sail at sea.

The American liner St. Paul at sea .

1908 · oil paint

The R.M.S. Lusitania under full steam

1908 · oil paint

The pilot boat New Jersey escorting an English passenger liner out of New York Harbour.

1906 · oil paint

The Great Ocean Race 1866, Henrietta, Fleetwing and Vesta.

1905 · oil paint

The American liner Philadelphia at sea.

1902 · oil paint

U.S. Army Transport "Warren", 1900

1900 · oil paint

Hekla (ship, 1884)

1899 · oil paint

The Horatio Hall Off the Brooklyn Bridge.

1899 · oil paint

‚Olympia‘ Steamship

1898 · oil paint

The U.S.S. Constitution

1896 · oil paint

The Ocean-Going Tug "May McWilliams"

1895 · oil on canvas

22 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (56.2 x 91.6 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Christine (ship, 1890)

1894 · oil paint

S/S "Amerika"

1894 · oil paint

The U.S.S. United States.

1894 · oil paint

The steamship Hekla, built in 1882.

1882 · oil paint

A steam sail ship at sea.

1879 · oil paint

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Artwork sources (2)

31 published of 31 catalogued · 31 with image

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1 published1 img

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50 entries · 1 sources

The S.S. Bermuda.
1877 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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U. S. S. Galena
1909 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Erin.
1877 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Reliance
1911 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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S/S "Amerika"
1894 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Hekla (ship, 1884)
1899 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Brazos on the high seas
1918 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The steamship Hekla, built in 1882.
1882 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The American liner Philadelphia at sea.
1902 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Christine (ship, 1890)
1894 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Signature of American painter Antonio Jacobsen

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

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