An original acrylic painting, on stretched canvas
18 X 24", unframed
$1,800.00, -( plus $25.00, pack and ship )
( Click on image to enlarge )
entire history as a nation. It was commissioned by George Washington's directive,
and it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. Construction began in 1787, and it was
completed in 1791, when it was first illuminated by whale oil.
Untold numbers of fishermen, whalers, merchantmen and sailors, have looked to the
light, for over two centuries, to guide them through darkness and stormy seas, to find
their safe harbor. If only it could talk: the stories it could tell!
All who sail past the light now, should probably lift a glass in a toast to its enduring
legacy. We can only hope that it will continue to stand for centuries of sunrises to come,
still offering the light of a democracy, ignited by our first president.
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