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Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915), American author, artist and engineer, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 23rd of October 1838, a descendant of Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He became a contractor in New York City and did much work for the Federal government, including the stone ice-breaker at Bridgeport, Connecticut, the jetties at the mouth of the Connecticut river, the foundation for the Bartholdi Statue of Liberty in New York harbour, the Race Rock Lighthouse off New London,. Conn., and many life-saving stations. His vacations were spent sketching in the White Mountains, in Cuba, in Mexico, and afterwards in Venice, Constantinople and Holland.

Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915)

Harbor Scene

Est. 1986

Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915)

Horbor Scene

signed lower left "F Hopkinson Smith"
watorcolor

16.5in. x 24.5in.

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