John Caspar Wild (1806-1846) (after)
J.T. Bowen (lithographer)
State House, Plate 11
J.T. Bowen, 94 Walnut St., Philadelphia: 1840
Hand-colored lithograph
5.25 x 7 inches, image
9 x 11.5 inches, overall
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Philadelphia State House
Hand-colored Lithograph After John Caspar Wild, 1840
Hand-colored Lithograph After John Caspar Wild, 1840
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The Philadelphia State House in 1840, seen at dusk in the winter with pedestrians strolling past. In the latter half of the 19th century the building became known as Independence Hall. Another copy of this print is in the collection of the Philadelphia Free Library (see Reference below).
John Caspar Wild was a Swiss artist who emigrated to Philadelphia in about 1831. With J.B. Chevalier, he produced a series of small lithographs of Philadelphia issued in five monthly numbers of four views each in 1838. Disappointed by the sales, he moved to the Midwest and spent the rest of his career in Missouri . The stones were sold to J.T. Bowen, the printer of the McKenney and Hall Indian portfolio. Bowen reissued Wild's prints under his own imprint.
Reference:
"Evolution of a Shrine." Independence National Historical Park. 2 December 2002. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/17/hh17g.htm (14 July 2010).