Winter Scene in Philadelphia—The Bank of the United States in the Background
John Lewis Krimmel|Pavel Petrovich Svinin · American, born Germany|Russian
Date: 1811–ca. 1813
Medium: Watercolor, black ink, and gum arabic on white wove paper
Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (18.7 x 24.8 cm)
Culture: American
Themes: Buildings, Carriages, Horses, Men, Winter
Rogers Fund, 1942
Date range
1811 – 1816
Largest dimension
24.8 cm
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