Drawing (Watercolor drawing)

  • Title:

    PHILADELPHIA.

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    John Rubens Smith (Draftsman)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1849

  • Materials:

    Graphite; Watercolor; Paper

  • Techniques:

    Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    2005.0500 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2005.0500 A

Object Name

Drawing (Watercolor drawing)

Title

PHILADELPHIA.

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Anonymous

Creator (Role)

John Rubens Smith (Draftsman)
1775-1849
References: Fowble, Two Centuries of Prints in America, pp. 357-58 & 399. Groce, New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America. (New Haven, 1957), p.589. Stauffer, American Engravers on Copper and Steel, vol. 1, p.252.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1849

Subjects

Maritime; City view

Materials

Graphite; Watercolor; Paper

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.9 (H) , 17.8 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.3 (H) , 45.3 (W)

Measurement Notes

Support H: 13.9 in. (35.3 cm). Support W: 19.1 in. (48.6 cm). H at left. W at bottom.

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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