Alvan Fisher “Providence from Across the Cove, 1819” Courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 2016
This oil on canvas landscape “Providence From Across the Cove” was painted in 1819 by Alvan Fisher, one of two painted for Rev. Thomas D. Carlile. After Carlile’s death in 1824 they were bought by Charles H. Russell and decorated the walls of the steamboats Providence and Rhode Island. The painting is a view of the cove from its West bank making these still exiting landmarks visible today: St. John’s Cathedral, The First Baptist Meeting House, the old Rhode Island State House, the First Congregational Church and University Hall of Brown University.
