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Title

  • Athenaeum.

Summary

  • This 1847 print shows a view looking southwest toward the three-story Italianate-style library building, the Athenaeum, built 1845--47 after the designs of Scottish-born architect John Notman. The building was located at 219-221 South Sixth Street in Philadelphia. The adjacent building can also be seen in this view, and trees are visible beyond a brick wall in the background. The Athenaeum was founded in 1814 to collect materials "connected with the history and antiquities of America, and the useful arts, and generally to disseminate useful knowledge" for the public benefit. This lithograph was created by Peter A. Nicholson, modeled after an 1845 wash drawing by John Notman, which is included in the collections of the Athenaeum. The printer, Thomas S. Sinclair (circa 1805--81), was born in the Orkney Islands of Scotland and was active in Philadelphia by 1833, where he soon had his own business and was one of the first local printmakers to experiment with color lithography. A practical lithographer throughout his career, Sinclair produced all genres of lithographs, including maps, advertisements, city and landscape views, sheet music covers, portraiture, political cartoons, certificates, and book illustrations.

Names

  • Nicholson, Peter A. Artist.
  • Notman, John, 1810-1865 Contributor.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Lithography of T. Sinclair, 1847.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  1847
  • -  Athenaeums
  • -  Cities and towns
  • -  Lithographs
  • -  Notman, John, 1810-1865
  • -  Renaissance revival (Architecture)
  • -  Street scenes

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Digital catalog number: POS 30"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph, tinted with one stone ; 11 x 19 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

  • 2021670268

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Nicholson, Peter A. Artist, and John Notman. Athenaeum. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1847. Philadelphia: Lithography of T. Sinclair. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670268/.

APA citation style:

Nicholson, P. A. A. & Notman, J. (1847) Athenaeum. Pennsylvania United States of America Philadelphia, 1847. Philadelphia: Lithography of T. Sinclair. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670268/.

MLA citation style:

Nicholson, Peter A. Artist, and John Notman. Athenaeum. Philadelphia: Lithography of T. Sinclair. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021670268/>.