Description: Watch Hill Lighthouse Westerly, RI. A nostalgic art print of the Watch Hill Lighthouse in Westerly, Rhode Island originally painted on a nautical chart by William B. MacGregor Jr. -------------------------------------------------- Watch Hill Lighthouse sits atop a bluff on the North side of the entrance to Fishers Island sound in Westerly, Rhode Island. Watch Hill is one of the oldest lighthouse sites in America and is an active aid to navigation. Watch Hill Lighthouse has served as a nautical beacon for ships since 1745, when the RI colonial goverment erected a watchtower and beacon during the French & Indian and Revolutionary war. The original structure was destroyed in a 1781 storm, and rebuilt in 1807 and was 35 feet high. In 1827, a rotating light was installed to differentiate it from the Stonington Harbor Light in CT. Erosion forced it to close in 1855 and build a new lighthouse in 1856 away from the bluff edge. This is the current structure and the tower is 45 feet high. The steamer Metis crashed off Watch Hill in 1872, killing 130 people. In 1873, lighthouse keeper Captain Jared Starr Crandall was awarded for his rescue operations involving the Metis. In 1879, Capt. Crandall's widow became the first woman lighthouse keeper there. A US Life-saving station was built next to it where it operated until the 1940s, but it was destroyed in 1963. In 1907, the steamer Larchmont collided with a schooner, killing 200 people four miles from the lighthouse. The hurricane of 1938 caused severe damage to the lighthouse. In 1962 the Leif Viking ran aground a few hundred feet from the lighthouse in 1962 and was stranded for nine days. The lighthouse was automated in 1986 and is leased to the Watch Hill Light keepers Association. Watch Hill Lighthouse, Westerly RI Free shipping (USA only) Art Print Art print is printed on Canson Fine Art-Photo Rag Paper or equivalent. Mounted in a beveled double mat. Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 11”x14” or 16”x20” frame. Mat will be signed by the artist. Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Magnet Magnet is approximately 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” in size. Acrylic Plastic Refrigerator Magnet. Original watercolor Painting is Available!!!! Please inquire!!! Please inquire about the painting and it’s image size etc. Original Acrylic & Watercolor painting Painted on a nautical chart. Mounted in a 16” x 20” size mat. Image opening size is approx. 10” x 14 3/4” Sorry, I do not offer framing. But it will fit into a standard 16” x t20” frame. $175 including shipping. William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors Nautical Chart Artist William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son and grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics and veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, and Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military and aerospace companies in industrial engineering and IR optics. His painting incorporates “old skool” mechanical and civil drafting tools and he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics and inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his paintings. Look for them. He is frequently commissioned by United States Naval officers to create paintings of their ships and aircraft carriers on nautical charts. In May,2018, and for one year, four of Bill’s automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA.
Price: 9.49 USD
Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-08-31T15:40:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: William B MacGregor Jr
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: William B. MacGregor Jr (Nautical chart artist)
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Item Length: 10" or 14" (Outside dimension of the mat so the print Image is sm
Framing: Print is in a double mat ready for a standard frame (Sorry do not
Region of Origin: Rhode Island, USA
Personalize: No
Listed By: The Artist
Year of Production: 2022
Unit Type: Unit
Item Height: 8" or 11" (Outside dimension of the mat so the print Image is sma
Style: Americana
Features: mat is signed by the artist, Matted, Signed
Unit Quantity: one
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: Approx 1/8” so it will fit into a standard size frame!
Time Period Produced: 2020-Now
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Color: Top mat is white Bottom mat green or blue
Title: Watch Hill Lighthouse Westerly RI
Period: Ultra Contemporary (2020 - Now)
Material: Watercolor and acrylics
Original/Licensed Reprint: Reproduction
Subject: Nautical RI lighthouses
Print Surface: Fine art photo rag paper or equivalent
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Type: Print, Magnet or Original Painting
Theme: Art, Maritime, Nautical
Production Technique: Canon IP8720 ink jet printer
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Available Variations
Color: 8x10 Double mat
Price: 25 USD
Available Quantity: 5
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: 11x14 Double mat
Price: 35 USD
Available Quantity: 7
Quantity Sold: 2
Color: Refrig Magnet
Price: 9.49 USD
Available Quantity: 9
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: ORIGINAL PAINTING
Price: 175 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
