He eventually presented it, along with his collection of artifacts, to the Academy of Natural Sciences. Dickeson took his panorama on the road, showing it to the public for twenty-five cents. The panorama was first exhibited in Philadelphia in 1851. He commissioned Egan to paint this panorama based on Dickeson's sketches of Mississippi Valley excavations. Dickeson, an amateur archaeologist, made hundreds of drawings of burial sites along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers between 18. Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Montroville Wilson Dickeson (1810-1882), Philadelphia, PA, USA, commissioned from the artist Īcademy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, acquired from Dr. Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.ĭescription based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.Dr. |John External Caspar Wild, Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary, Library Company of Philadelphia. Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary, Library Company of Philadelphia. Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph 22 x 32 centimeters. "Digital catalog number: POS 542.d.2"-Note extracted from World Digital Library. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind United States of America-Pennsylvania-PhiladelphiaĪrcade Building (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)īeck's Shot Tower (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)Ĭongress Hall (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)Įastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvaniaįairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) He produced numerous prints and paintings of Philadelphia and other American cities.
John Caspar Wild (circa 1804-46) was a Swiss-born artist and lithographer, who arrived in Philadelphia from Paris in 1832.
#PANORAMA PHILADELPHIA SERIES#
Originally published by Wild & Chevalier in August 1838 to augment their five-part subscription series of 20 views, the prints sold for 25 cents each, or $1 for the set of four.
The print is Plate 3 of four panoramas originally issued as Panorama of Philadelphia: Views taken from the State House Steeple by the Philadelphia firm of J.C. Also seen are part of Independence Square, Congress Hall, the Marshall House Hotel, residences, and the rooftops of several city blocks. Naval Asylum (2) Alms House (3) Peale's Museum (4) Walnut Street Theatre (5) Cook's Circus, i.e., Thomas Cooke's equestrian circus (6) Saint John's Church, i.e., Saint John the Evangelist Church (7) Saint Stephen's Church (8) University of Pennsylvania (9) Shot Tower (10) Institute for the Blind (11) Water Works, Fairmount (12) Waterman's Church, i.e., Arch Street Presbyterian Church (13) Eastern Penitentiary (14) Arcade and (15) Chestnut Street Theatre. Printed below the image is a partial key to eight of 15 (1-4, 8-12) landmarks visible in the print: (1) U.S. It mainly shows the area of the city between Arch Street and Gray's Ferry Avenue. This print is a panoramic view of Philadelphia as seen looking west toward West Philadelphia past the Schuylkill River.
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