Item 209: Photograph by Robert S. Knerr, [no date], of a Lithograph titled, “Easton,” by George Lehman, ca. 1832
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 32
Dates
- Created: ca. 1832
Creator
- Lehman, George, c. 1830-1870 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
10 ⅛ in. x 8 in.
Title:
Easton
Description:
This is a photograph of a lithograph of Easton and its courthouse that seems to be around in the early nineteenth century. There are carriages and carts going through this part of Easton. Easton is located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Located at the confluence of the Lehigh River and Delaware River, it serves as a geographic boundary with Phillipsburg. The town was named on September 8, 1751 when a letter was written to Colonial Governor James Hamilton by William Penn, requesting for it to be called “Easton.” It was named after Lady Juliana’s family estate. The Lenape Native Americans originally referred to present-day Easton and its surrounding region as Lechauwitank, meaning "the Place at the Forks". This is the same image as item 21. This piece was lithographed by George Lehman, published by Cephas Grier Childs, and photographed by Robert S. Knerr.
According to Valley Views of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Gilbert S. McClintock, “Published by Childs and Inman, Lithrs.
The firm of Childs and Inman was in existence from 1831 to 1833.
A water-color drawing of a scene on the Delaware Canal below Easton, dated 1826 and signed by George Lehman, is in the collection of the author.”
George Lehman, born in c. 1803 in Switzerland, was a lithographer, engraver, aquatintist, and “ornamental painter,” in Philadelphia around 1825-1870. After immigrating to the United States as a “printer,” he arrived at the port of New York on the ship named “Howard” on June 11, 1824. Lehman was also a skillful landscape painter, and exhibited views of not only Switzerland, but Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by 1825. He had also served as the assistant to John James Audubon when he visited Florida from 1831-1832. Lehman eventually partnered with Childs & Lehman from 1833-1834 and later with a French lithographer, P. S. Duval, where they operated Lehman & Duval from 7 Bank Alley from 1835-1837.
Born on September 8, 1793 in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Cephas Grier Childs was one of the foremost engravers from Philadelphia. He managed early commercial lithograph firms and created many partnerships including: Pendleton, Kearny & Childs (1829-1830), Childs & Inman (1830-1833), and Childs & Lehman (1833-1835). With his skilled artists and lithographers like Albert Newsam, P. S. Duval and Henry Inman, Childs constructed a growth of popularity for the lithograph medium in Philadelphia.
Location:
Easton, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
EASTON PA.
Creator
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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