Nightlife in Philadelphia—an Oyster Barrow in front of the Chestnut Street Theater
John Lewis Krimmel|Pavel Petrovich Svinin · American, born Germany|Russian
Date: 1811–ca. 1813
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on white laid paper
Dimensions: 9 3/16 x 6 13/16 in. (23.3 x 17.3 cm)
Culture: American
Themes: Men, Night, Streets, Women
Rogers Fund, 1942
Date range
1811 – 1816
Largest dimension
17.3 cm
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