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Painter:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Athenaeum of Philadelphia 219 South 6th Street, East Washington Square Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19106
Date:
Ca. 1840
Notes:
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1990.
Summary:
Fairmount Waterworks seen from the canal across the Schuylkill River. Also seen are the Schuylkill River Dam at the left and the Fairmount Bridge in the background to the right. Several figures are included: a fisherman on the island and a man in a canal boat talking to another along the edge.
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Industry--Waterwork  Search this
Architecture exterior--Industry--Schuylkill River Dam  Search this
Architecture exterior--Industry--Fairmount Waterworks  Search this
Landscape--River--Schuylkill River  Search this
Landscape--Park--Fairmount Park  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 45840020
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_346560