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O/B, 'SS Jefferson', A. Jacobsen, 1914 Medium: Oil. Support: Board. Artist: Antonio Jacobsen. Artist Dates: 1850 - 1921. Country of Origin: Danish / American. Title & Description: 'SS Jefferson'. An American flag from its stern, a blue flag with white circles, a "Jefferson" flag and a "O.D." flag. Old Dominion is the name of the shipping line and its representational house flag and funnel markings. Signature: A. Jacobsen. Date of Work: 1914. Frame: Gold painted frame. Work Size: 16" H x 28" W Frame Size: 20.25" H x 32.25" W x 1.5" D Weight: 7lbs Provenance: The estate of Arthur J. Connolly. Condition: Very good. Minor inpainting in sky. Artist Biography: Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Antonio Jacobsen became one of America's best known and most prolific painters of marine subjects. From 1880, he lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, having studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen. He emigrated to New York in 1871 to avoid serving in the Franco-Prussian War, and got a job decorating safes. At that time, he began painting portraits of the vessels of the Old Dominion Steamship Line, creating about 6000 ship portraits in the New York Harbor between 1876 and 1919. Meta: Painting.,Nautical, Maritime,Marine.