Details
Creator Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist.
Contributor Wild & Chevalier, printer.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Wild & Chevalier, publisher.
Title Christ Church Philadelphia. [graphic] / On stone by J. C. Wild.
Publisher Philadelphia: Lith. of Wild & Chevalier 72 Dock St
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1838
Date c1838
Physical Description 2 prints: 1 lithograph mounted on paper; 1 lithograph, hand-colored; 18 x 13 cm. (9.25 x 7 in.) or smaller.
Description Exterior view of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Also shows pedestrian traffic.
Is referenced by Wainwright 64.1
Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia 134
Notes Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier.
Issued as plate 17 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 of twenty views.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 102.1
One of the images [(4)1322.F. 61c] originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Wainwright retrospective conversion project.
Library Company of Philadelphia: (4)1322.F.61c; 3008.Q; in Print Room * Am 1838 Wild 6626.F and in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb862 W6441 Pl.17.
Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-75.
Subject Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Episcopal churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 22-34.
Genre Lithographs -- 1830-1840.
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1830-1840.
Printer Wild & Chevalier, publisher.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W64.1 [(4)1322.F.61c; 3008.Q]
Accession number (4)1322.F.61c
3008.Q