Fitz Henry Lane (1804 - 1865)
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Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Fitz Henry Lane was known as Nathaniel Rogers Lane until 1805, when he made a formal request to change his name to Fitz Henry Lane. For most of his life, Lane was exposed to the sea and maritime life while living upon the Gloucester Harbor's waterfront. Lane participated in a short-lived apprenticeship in shoe-making, an experience that gave him sewing experience from which he could have geared towards sail-making, like his father, Jonathan Dennison Lane. However, he turned to painting instead and became a marine artist. From 1832 to 1847, Lane took lessons at Pendleton's Lithography shop in Boston. Aside from his working experience as a shoe-maker and lithographer, Lane was largely self-taught in the art field, specifically regarding drawing and painting.
His watercolor The Burning of the Packet Ship "Boston" (1830) was Lane's first-known recorded work. His works (lithographs and paintings) included nautical subject matter, extensive amount of detail, and accentuated lights and darks. He was a Transcendentalist as well as a Spiritualist. Lane was also a contemporary of the Hudson River School, where he had a reputation as America's premier marine painter. His works are now in the hands of private collectors and public institutions.
His watercolor The Burning of the Packet Ship "Boston" (1830) was Lane's first-known recorded work. His works (lithographs and paintings) included nautical subject matter, extensive amount of detail, and accentuated lights and darks. He was a Transcendentalist as well as a Spiritualist. Lane was also a contemporary of the Hudson River School, where he had a reputation as America's premier marine painter. His works are now in the hands of private collectors and public institutions.