| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834 |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851 |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
|
R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
| Title |
[Back of the State House, Philadelphia] [graphic] / Drawn engraved & published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell & Co.
No. 30 Chestnut Street Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: W. Birch & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia 1799 |
| Date |
1799 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving mounted on paper; sheet 33 x 39 cm. (13 x 15.5 in.) |
| Description |
View of the courtyard and rear of the State House with the mason tall case clock visible on the west wall. Several visitors
utilize the grounds including a delegation of Native Americans on tour, strolling couples, women promenading, and boys playing
near a grove of trees. In the background, stand the American Philosophical Hall (completed in 1789); the site of the Library
Company of Philadelphia, Library Hall (completed in 1791); and guard houses. Also visible is signage for Peale's Museum, housed
in American Philosophical Hall between 1794 and 1811.
|
| Is part of |
City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. |
| Is referenced by |
Snyder, City of Independence 220. |
|
Snyder,"William Birch: His Views" 22a. |
| Notes |
Print trimmed. |
|
Title from duplicate print. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982,
rev. 2000), pl. 22.
|
|
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
|
Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025. |
| Subject |
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
American Philosophical Society -- Buildings. |
|
Library Company of Philadelphia -- Buildings. |
|
City & town halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Courtyards -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 500 block. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 22a/P.2276.49] |
| Accession number |
P.2276.49 |
