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The Conflagration of the MASONIC HALL Chestnut Street Philadelphia./ which occurred on the Night of the 9..\th of March 1819.
John Hill, Samuel Jones, John Lewis Krimmel, Kennedy & West
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Hill (Aquatinter)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1960.0387 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0387 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
The Conflagration of the MASONIC HALL Chestnut Street Philadelphia./ which occurred on the Night of the 9..\th of March 1819.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Hill (Aquatinter); Samuel Jones (Painter); John Lewis Krimmel (Painter); Kennedy & West (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Painted by S. Jones _ the Figures by I. L. Krimmell.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Engraved by J. Hill.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath title
Inscription: This Plate is respectfully dedicated to the active and much esteemed FIRE ENGINE & HOSE COMPANIES, by their Obed..\t Serv..\ts/ S. Kennedy and S. S. West.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Building view
- Historical
- Fire fighting
- Firemen
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
28.9 (H) x 23.8 (W) x 21.2 (Image H) x 17.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.3 (H) x 60.5 (W) x 53.9 (Image H) x 44.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 24.25 in. (61.59 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 19.75 in. (50.16 cm).
Publisher Summary
Kennedy & West
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Kennedy & West
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 317, p. 451.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 38, p. 23.Book: Koke, Richard J. 1961 A Checklist of the American Engravings of John Hill (1770-1850), Master of Aquatint, Together with a List of Prints Colored by Him and a List of His Extant Original Drawings.
• Print listed on p. 25.Book: Déak, Gloria-Gilda. 1998 Picturing America, 1497-1899: prints, maps and drawings bearing on the New World discoveries and on the development of the territory that is now part of the United States. 2 vols.
• See Déak 309.Book: Lane, Christopher W. & Cresswell, Donald H. 1990 Prints of Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Print Shop, featuring the Wohl Collection.
• See no. 47, p.38.