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Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, 21 1/4 x 37 1/2 inches. Signed "J. Bard N.Y." and dated 1880, l.r. The reverse with collection and gallery labels. Built in 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey, the "Princeton," a double-ended ferry with twin pilot houses is depicted flying a large pennant for "Princeton" and two red, white and blue eagle flags, while its side is lettered "Pennsylvania Rail Road." Provenance: The Dietrich Collections, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, March 1985. Exhibited: "Plain & Fancy: A Survey of American Folk Art," Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1970; "J. & J. Bard, Picture Painters," The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, 1977.Literature: Illustrated in Anthony J. Peluso, Jr., "J. & J. Bard, Picture Painters," 1977, p. 89; The Mariner's Museum and Anthony J. Peluso, Jr., "Bard Brothers" Painting America Under Steam and Sail," 1997, p. 154.