Old Philadelphia Library, 5th & Library Sts. [graphic].
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PicturePublication details: [Philadelphia], [ca. 1890]; PA. Philadelphia. Description: 1 drawing : gouache and ink, mounted on cardboard; sheet 21 x 31 cm (8.25 x 12.25 in.), on mount 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in.)Notes: Title from manuscript note on recto; Date inferred from years of artist's residence in Philadelphia.Biographical or Historical Data: Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. (1856-1937) was born in Philadelphia in 1856, began his artistic training with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1879, and moved to New York in 1904.Local Notes: Gift of Robert L. McNeil Jr;
Cataloging and/or digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia. 1890.Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Drawing showing the exterior of the first building of the Library Company of Philadelphia, the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, and built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton. Shows the two-story, Palladian building with a hippped roof surrounded by a balustrade with urns and with a double-sided staircase leading to an entryway. The front façade is adorned with four engaged pillasters below a pediment. Also shows the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in 1792 in the niche above the building entrance. There is a man in a top hat and a woman with a dog on the street corner in front of the building.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Material | Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department | Drawings & Watercolors - Cooper [P.2010.40] | Available | 279859 |
Title from manuscript note on recto.
Date inferred from years of artist's residence in Philadelphia.
Drawing showing the exterior of the first building of the Library Company of Philadelphia, the subscription library, organized by Benjamin Franklin and his Junto in 1731, and built 1789-1790 after the designs of Dr. William Thornton. Shows the two-story, Palladian building with a hippped roof surrounded by a balustrade with urns and with a double-sided staircase leading to an entryway. The front façade is adorned with four engaged pillasters below a pediment. Also shows the Benjamin Franklin statue sculpted by Francesco Lazzarini and installed in 1792 in the niche above the building entrance. There is a man in a top hat and a woman with a dog on the street corner in front of the building.
Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. (1856-1937) was born in Philadelphia in 1856, began his artistic training with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1879, and moved to New York in 1904.
Gift of Robert L. McNeil Jr.
Cataloging and/or digitization made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.