Item 181: Photograph by Unknown of a Watercolor Painting titled, “Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,” Painted by John William Hill (oversized, removed to Print Box #7) , ca. 1830
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 4
Dates
- Created: ca. 1830
Creator
- Hill, John William, 1812-1879 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photograph
Condition Note:
Fair.
Measurements:
13 ⅞ in. x 10 ⅞ in.
Title:
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Description:
A photograph by an unknown artist of a watercolor painting looking at the town of Bethlehem in the distance. This piece was painted by John William Hill. Bethlehem is located in the Northampton and Lehigh counties in eastern Pennsylvania. Settled along the 109-mile long Lehigh River tributary of the Delaware River, this city historically was inhabited by indigenous people that included the Algonquian speaking Lenape. They traded with Dutch and British colonists up the east coast. William Allen who was a wealthy Philadelphia merchant and politician deeded 500 acres along the Monocacy Creek and Lehigh River to the Moravian Church on April 2, 1741. The Moravians would have a grand settlement here and often held missions.
John William Hill was born in London on January 13, 1812. He was based in America and worked with watercolor, gouache, lithography, and engraving. The themes throughout his work reflected that of natural subjects like landscapes, still lifes, and ornithological and zoological subjects. He lived in Philadelphia from 1819 and moved to New York in 1822 where he apprenticed at his father’s shop. He died in West Nyack, New York on September 24, 1879.
Location:
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
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Bethlehem by Hill
Creator
- Hill, John William, 1812-1879 (Person)
Repository Details
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