Rufus Porter’s Boston Harbor
This mural was created as a 5′ X 10′ wall hanging for a home in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It is a reproduction of Rufus Porter’s original piece, painted on a plaster wall in Jaffrey, NH. The mural currently resides in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and Lisa Curry Mair visited it several times to study the details and record color and layout information.
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Detail of Mural
Detail of Boston Village and Harbor
Detail of Porter’s mural
Cracks in the plaster run through the image. The only humans shown in the entire scene, and a horse!
Boston Harbor Mural
Rufus Porter’s original painting as displayed in Boston’s MFA.
Rufus Porter’s Boston Harbor
Lisa Curry Mair’s reproduction of Rufus Porter’s c.1824 mural. 5′ X 10′