Creator |
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist. |
Contributor |
Collins, John, fl. 1833-1869, printer. |
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Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect. |
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Wild & Chevalier, publisher. |
Title |
The Eastern Penitentiary. Philadelphia. [graphic] / On stone by J. C. Wild. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia: Printed by J. Collins |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1838 |
Date |
c1838 |
Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 14 x 18 cm. (5.25 x 7 in.) |
Description |
Exterior view from the south east showing the front facade, including the entrance gate, of the prison built 1823-1836 after
the designs of John Haviland at 2101-2199 Fairmount Avenue. In the foreground, two children watch a man, seated across from
a small farm located in front of the prison, sketch. Cows graze in the pasture.
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Is referenced by |
Wainwright 373.1 |
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Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia 123 |
Notes |
Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier. Loose print lacking copyright statement. |
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Issued as plate 6 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers,
72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound
volume containing twenty views.
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 201.1 |
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Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited. |
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Library Company of Philadelphia: P.2204 and in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 6626.F. |
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania: |
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Described in Martin Snyder’s "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January
1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
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Subject |
Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania. |
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Prisons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Farms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Fairmount Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2101-2199. |
Genre |
Lithographs -- 1830-1840. |
Associated name |
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect. |
Printer |
Wild & Chevalier, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W373.1 [P.2204] |
Accession number |
P.2204 |