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Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance

Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804–1865), c. 1846–47.

Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance
Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance — Cleveland Museum of Art

Using it on a cover

The print file prints up to 11.3 x 7 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 59% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.

About the work

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.

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