09 Paintings, Marine Art, On this date in 1620, English colonists aboard the Mayflower set sail for America, with Footnotes #310

Bernard Finnigan Gribble

The Building of 'Mayflower II', Brixham, Devon

Oil on board

H 76 x W 101 cm

Poole Museum

Bernard Emmanuel Finnigan Gribble was born at South Kensington, London on 10 May 1872. Bernard was educated at the College of St Francis Xavier, Bruges and in 1881. By 1891, Bernard was an 18-year-old artist, living at Sydney Street, Chelsea with his parents. During the Hispano-American War of 1898, Bernard was an artist-correspondent to 'The Queen' and 'Black & White' and was marine artist to the Worship Company of Shipwrights. 

A marine and portrait painter in oil and watercolour and who, although not a member, exhibited at the Ipswich Art Club He also exhibited at the Royal Academy from 10 Sidney Street, South Kensington in 1891. Purchasers of his paintings included President Franklin D. Roosevelt who purchased a painting showing the arrival of American destroyers at Queenstown in Ireland, during World War I and it hung in the Oval Office of the White House, other notable purchasers included Queen Mary, Kaiser Willhelm and Jackie Onassis. Gribble was also an illustrator, his work appearing in many leading magazines, and he illustrated several books, his work appearing on royal postcards and menus. 

Bernard Emmanuel Finnigan Gribble died at 60 Alexandra Road, Poole on 21 February 1962, aged 89. More on Bernard Emmanuel Finnigan Gribble

 ‘The departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, September 1620’. © Nicky Hughes.

Mayflower was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1620.

Anthony Thompson

The 'Mayflower' Leaving to Plymouth, 1620, c. 1938

Oil on canvas

H 370 x W 380 cm (E)

Essex County Council

I've found no information on Anthony Thompson

Differing from their contemporaries, the Puritans (who sought to reform and purify the Church of England), the Pilgrims chose to separate themselves from the Church of England, which forced them to pray in private. They believed it was beyond redemption due to its resistance to reform and Roman Catholic past.

Robert Walter Weir (June 18, 1803 – May 1, 1889)

Embarkation of the Pilgrims

Oil on canvas

548 cm x 365 cm (216 inches x 144 inches; 18 feet x 12 feet)

U.S. Capitol Rotunda

Protestant pilgrims are shown on the deck of the ship Speedwell before their departure for the New World from Delft Haven, Holland, on July 22, 1620. William Brewster, holding the Bible, and pastor John Robinson leading Governor Carver, William Bradford, Miles Standish, and their families in prayer. The prominence of women and children suggests the importance of the family in the community. At the left side of the painting is a rainbow, which symbolizes hope and divine protection. More on this painting

Robert Walter Weir (June 18, 1803 – May 1, 1889) was an American artist and educator and is considered a painter of the Hudson River School. Weir was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1829 and was an instructor at the United States Military Academy. His best-known work is Embarkation of the Pilgrims in the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.[2] More than 450 of his works are known, and he created many unsigned paintings that may never be attributed to him. More on Robert Walter Weir

Starting in 1608, a group of English families left England for the Netherlands, where they could worship freely. By 1620, the community determined to cross the Atlantic for America, which they considered a "new Promised Land", where they would establish Plymouth Colony

Bernard Gribble

The Pilgrim fathers Loading Up the Mayflower in 1620

Oil on canvas

I have no further description, at this time

After Edward Moran, (1829-1901)

Embarkation of the Pilgrims

Oil on canvas

17 5⁄8 x 29 1⁄4 in. (44.8 x 74.3 cm)

Private Collection

Edward Moran grew up in a family of weavers in Lancashire, England, where he learned to draw from a street artist. He sketched on the fabric on his weaving loom until his exasperated family told him to stop weaving and take up art. They moved to the United States in 1844 and lived in Philadelphia, where Moran studied with the artist James Hamilton. In 1868, Moran submitted a group of paintings to be shown at the Pennsylvania Academy. He was unhappy with the placement of his work, however, and on “varnishing day” cut one of his paintings from the canvas and painted over the rest with an opaque wash. The outraged directors demanded an apology and threatened to leave the damaged paintings in the exhibition. The scandal made its way into the newspapers and people clamored to see the infamous defaced paintings. Moran never apologized to the directors and eventually resigned as a member of the academy. More on Edward Moran

British School

Departure of the 'Mayflower', c. 1620

Oil on canvas

H 96.5 x W 116.5 cm

Southampton City Art Gallery

The painting showcases the departure of the Mayflower ship from England's shores as it embarks on its voyage to the New World, America. Against the backdrop of a breathtaking sunset and serene seascape, men, women, and children bid farewell to their homeland with mixed emotions. Puritans dressed in traditional attire are seen walking along the coastline carrying their belongings and walking sticks. Families cling together tightly, symbolizing unity and strength during this arduous journey towards an unknown future. This maritime masterpiece beautifully portrays both hope and trepidation as these Pilgrim Fathers set sail for Plymouth in search of religious freedom and new opportunities across vast oceans. The coastal landscape serves as a poignant reminder of what they leave behind - familiar faces, beloved homes, and cherished memories. More on this painting

The Pilgrims had originally hoped to reach America by early October using two ships, but delays and complications meant they could use only one, Mayflower.

Moran, Percy, 1862-1935

A fair Puritan/ Priscilla Mullins

Lithograph

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington

Priscilla Mullins, it is believed, was born in or near Dorking, Surrey, England, and that she was in her teens in 1620 when she, her parents and her brother Joseph came to America on the Mayflower. Her parents and her brother died in the sickness that took so many lives during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, leaving her orphaned. Priscilla probably then moved in with the Brewster family. More on Priscilla Mullins

Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of American history.

He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to Edward Moran, a notable artist who emigrated from England to the United States. He studied under his father and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.

He was a painter of historical American subjects, and examples of his work are found in many prominent collections.

He died in New York City on March 25, 1935. More on Edward Percy Moran

Granville Perkins, Baltimore, MD

The Mayflower At Sea, c. 1880

Engraving

"with the stern of the little craft hove up on a mighty wave as she leans forward to dip the next hollow of the swelling ocean, and her sails standing out against the cloudy rays of the setting sun"

Granville Perkins (1830–1895) was an American illustrator and painter, best known for landscape and marine subjects. He contributed illustrations to numerous journals and books of the 1870s and 1880s. He also painted in oils and watercolors, and exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1830, Granville Perkins became a scene painter at the age of fifteen, working with the Ravel family on theatrical productions such as Mazulua, The Green Monster, and Jacko or the Brazilian Ape.

With the Ravels, Perkins traveled to Cuba, Jamaica, Yucatán, and Central America between 1851 and 1856. The paintings he based on these travels give evidence of his passion for tropical subjects.

Perkins studied art with the marine painter James Hamilton at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. By 1860 he moved to New York City, where he would work as an illustrator for periodicals such as Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.

In New York, Perkins exhibited paintings at the National Academy of Design between 1862 and 1883. In 1870, he again sought tropical subjects for his brush, this time traveling from New York to California and from there by ship around Cape Horn. 

Granville Perkins died in New York City in 1895. More on Granville Perkins

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris  (1863–1930)

The Mayflower Compact,1620

Oil on canvas

Private collection

Picture shows passengers of the Mayflower signing the "Mayflower Compact", including John Carver sitting at the head of the old chest on which they write, and a man Ferris identified as Winston, but who was probably Edward Winslow, holding the ink horn for John Alden, who signs his name. Myles Standish sits in a chair, turned to face the signers. In addition, Ferris singled out John Howland, William Bradford, Isaac Allerton, and a man only identified as Fuller, so either Samuel or Edward Fuller. Ferris chose to include Mary Chilton "as a representative of the sex that did most of the real work of the colony."

Though the exotic, and sometimes scandalous, subject matter of his paintings attracted disapproval, there can be no doubt that Jean-Léon Gérôme was a technical maestro; a master of the spectacular who prided himself on a meticulous attention to picture detail. One of the most famous French painters of his generation, he can be credited with bringing about a transformation in historical painting. He was, however, subject to fierce criticism and controversy (mainly from Realists and Expressionists) who viewed his blending of academic painting with genre painting as falling somewhere between two outmoded schools. Nevertheless, Gérôme, whose pictorial worlds could certainly not be relied upon for historical accuracy, captivated a public that was won over by the skill and theatricality of his art. In his later career Gérôme reinvented himself as a sculptor, but he remains best known for his spectacular historical narratives that were made even more popular through the photographic reproduction of his images. More on Jean-Léon Gérôme

Arriving in November, they had to survive unprepared through a harsh winter. As a result, only half of the original Pilgrims survived the first winter at Plymouth. If not for the help of local indigenous peoples to teach them food gathering and other survival skills, all of the colonists might have perished. The following year, those 53 who survived, celebrated the colony's first fall harvest along with 90 Wampanoag Native American people, an occasion declared in centuries later the first American Thanksgiving. Before disembarking the Mayflower, the Pilgrims wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement that established a rudimentary government, in which each member would contribute to the safety and welfare of the planned settlement. As one of the earliest colonial vessels, the ship has become a cultural icon in the history of the United States. More on Mayflower

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