"AMERICA SALUTES QUEEN VICTORIA, AUGUST 22, 1851”

BY Russ Kramer

Oil on canvas, 53" x 40"

The yacht AMERICA, having left the best of the British fleet far in her wake, closes in on the finish line in a match race around the Isle of Wight which would become known as the first “America’s Cup.” As the Royal Yacht VICTORIA AND ALBERT falls in alongside, New York Yacht Club Commodore and AMERICA owner John Cox Stevens orders the crew to dip her colors and doff their caps to the royal family in gesture of respect and sportsmanship.

This painting was executed under commission for a private collector.