Sentimental scene showing the landing of William Penn at Philadelphia in 1682. Depicts a crowd of several people, including early Pennsylvania colonists and Delaware Indians, surrounding and greeting Penn who is flanked by his entourage. Colonists, predominately men, include an elderly man and a boy. Also shows the sails of Penn's docked ship, a building, and the Delaware River in the background. Penn arrived in Philadelphia at a basin off of Dock Creek via a barge upriver from Chester, Pa. where he had moored his ship "Welcome.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 429, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 18 S 385
Creator
Schussele, Christian, 1826?-1879, artist
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 18 S 385
