Shows the ivy-covered ruins of the barn used as a studio by the Philadelphia painter during the summers of 1796 to 1799. Barn was located on the property of Samuel Bringhurst, later William Wister, before being razed in 1900., Title and publisher's imprint from series list on verso. One of eighty-one numbered titles in the series (No. 438-519)., Buff mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Robert Newell's son Henry entered the business in 1872 and the name changed to "R. Newell & Son".
Creator
R. Newell & Son
Date
[ca. 1872]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Studios [P.9047.25]
Depicts Gilbert Stuart's studio located in the rear of the property at 5140 Germantown Avenue. The studio was partially destroyed by fire in 1854 and was demolished in 1900., Contains 2 postcards printed in color and 2 in black and white., Postcard images copied from earlier photograph taken circa 1870 by Robert Newell., Sheet numbers: 27A08, 27A09 and 27B10., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1905-1909
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Miscellaneous - 27]
Shows the ivy-covered ruins of the barn used as a studio by the Philadelphia painter during the summers of 1796 to 1799. Barn was located on the property of Samuel Bringhurst, later William Wister, before being razed in 1900., Green paper mount with square corners., Title supplied by cataloguer., Label misidentifying view pasted on mount., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Newell, Robert, 1822-1897
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Newell - Residences [(8)1322.F.39e]
Distant view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees. The flank of another house is visible in the foreground. Occupied by Philadelphia painter Gilbert Stuart from 1795-96. Barn in the rear of the property used as his studio., Inscribed in negative: 3367., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
October 13, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.116]
Exterior view of front porch of house set back from the street and surrounded by trees., Inscribed in negative: 3350., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
October 5, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.106]
Exterior view of front facade of house set back from the street and surrounded by bare trees., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title given in manuscript on mount., Also identified as the William Wynn Wister House.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
ca. 1913
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.15]
Depicts Gilbert Stuart's studio located in the rear of the property at 5140 Germantown Avenue. A man stands in the entrance, looking inside. The studio was partially destroyed by fire in 1854 and was demolished in 1900., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Title and date given in manuscript on mount.
Creator
Bullock, John G., 1854-1939, photographer
Date
Negative 1881
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern - Bullock [P.9731.132]
Glass negative showing a dilapidated stone building with a slanted roof at William Wynne Wister's house at 5140 Germantown Avenue (earlier 4622 Main Street), where Gilbert Sutart painted Washington's portrait in 1795. Two carriages rest to the left of the stable with a line of trees standing behind them., Subject in photographer's journal: Old stable where Peale painted Washington's portrait. On Wister's, Main St. below Bringhurst., Light: Good sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
February, 1886
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.826]
Glass negative showing a dilapidated stone building with a slanted roof at William Wynne Wister's house at 5140 Germantown Avenue (earlier 4622 Main Street), where Gilbert Sutart painted Washington's portrait in 1795. A large willow tree grows next to the building and a road runs in front of it. Another building with a wooden fence is visible in the background on the left., Subject in photographer's journal: Ruins of old studio where Gilbert Peale painted Washington's portrait (1793). At Wm. Wynne Wister's 4622 Main St., Time: 8:30, Light: Good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date
May 2, 1889
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1527]
