<i>C. Vanderbilt</i> (after Cornelius Vanderbilt), Hudson River steamboat, shown racing the <i>Oregon</i>; the painting was almost certainly commissioned by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt" class="extiw" title="en:Cornelius Vanderbilt">Cornelius Vanderbilt</a>, because although <i>Oregon</i> won the race, the <i>C. Vanderbilt</i> is shown in the lead, and only the bow of the <i>Oregon</i> is visible on the right.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:James_Bard" class="extiw" title="w:en:James Bard"><span title="American marine artist (1815-1897)">James Bard</span></a>
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