" The Interior View of the Floating CHURCH of Our Savior for SEAMEN"

lithograph

Uncolored lithograph by L. Nagel, after painting by Ficht, of floating church, marked: "Lith of L. Nagel 74 Fulton St. N.Y./ The Interior View of the Floating CHURCH of Our Savior for SEAMEN./ Built for the Young Men's Church Missionary Society of the City of New York, by Charles M. Simonson as it is Painted/ by H. A. O. Ficht./ Copy Right Secured." View looking toward altar, over which is marked: "THE LORD IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE". Print is dirty and heavily waterstained. On reverse in pencil: "156 Inside/ 240 Outside". Charles O. Simonson, shipjoiner, 97 Columbia St., NYC, in 1843. Louis Nagel, lithographer, born c. 1817 in Germany; worked in NY 1844-56, San Francisco 1857-? Hartman Ficht (aka John Hartman Ficht), artist, at NYC 1844-c.1860.'