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Photo, Print, Drawing Interior View of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Interior view of Independence Hall, Philadelphia

About this Item

Title

  • Interior View of Independence Hall, Philadelphia.

Other Title

  • Interior view of Independence Hall, Philadelphia

Summary

  • This 1856 chromolithograph shows visitors of all ages gathered in the Assembly Room of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, which is being used as an exhibit gallery. Men, women, and children promenade, converse, and admire the artifacts that adorn the room, which has a parquet floor. Framed artwork lines the paneled walls, predominately from the portrait collection of American painter Charles Wilson Peale. Also seen are the portrait painting of William Penn by artist Henry Inman, and the portrait painting of the Marquis de Lafayette by artist Thomas Sully. In the rear center of the room, under a chandelier, stands the wood statue of George Washington by sculptor William Rush (carved in 1815, installed in 1824). To the right, a stuffed bald eagle sits atop the Liberty Bell (installed in 1852). The bell is displayed on a pedestal adorned with fasces, a banner, and a shield. Nearby is the "Rising Sun" chair, one of a number of chairs lining the room. This chair was used by George Washington as he presided over the Constitutional Convention. The gallery also includes a writing desk associated by legend with the Declaration of Independence and the framed Thomas Sully painting of the coat of arms of Philadelphia. The artist of this chromolithograph was Max Rosenthal (1833--1918), a skilled lithographer, engraver, and painter. This print was produced by Louis N. Rosenthal (born circa 1824), a pioneer chromolithographer who operated the Philadelphia firm Rosenthal's Lithography with his brothers Max, Morris, and Simon circa 1851--72. Max delineated the majority of the chromolithographs for the firm. Louis and Max were born in Turck, Russian Poland; Louis immigrated to the United States in 1848, and Max circa 1849. The firm produced illuminated book plates, sheet music covers, advertisements, labels, geological and anatomical drawings, portraits, maps, views of buildings, and during the Civil War, a series of camp and battle scenes.

Names

  • Rosenthal, Louis N. Printer.
  • Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918 Artist.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Stayman & Brother, 1856.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1856
  • -  Chromolithographs
  • -  Galleries (Display spaces)
  • -  Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • -  Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
  • -  Liberty Bell
  • -  Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
  • -  Penn, William, 1644-1718
  • -  Portrait paintings
  • -  Washington, George, 1732-1799

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 386"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 33 x 47 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Philadelphia on Stone

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021670397

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rosenthal, Louis N. Printer, and Max Rosenthal. Interior View of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1856. Philadelphia: Stayman & Brother. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670397/.

APA citation style:

Rosenthal, L. N. P. & Rosenthal, M. (1856) Interior View of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1856. Philadelphia: Stayman & Brother. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670397/.

MLA citation style:

Rosenthal, Louis N. Printer, and Max Rosenthal. Interior View of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Stayman & Brother. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670397/>.