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Houses of Worship
St Paul’s Broadway New York, Antique Engraving Church View, ca.1850
Anno Domini MDCCCL1850
€226
$255 · £190
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1850
- Sheet size
- 9.4 × 5.7 in (23.9 × 14.6 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Good condition for its age, with light overall toning and scattered spotting, more visible in the margins. Minor discoloration and age-related wear present. Plate mark visible. Strong, well-printed impression with crisp detail.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Houses of Worship
- Era
- 1850 and after, Chromolithographs and devotional prints
- Stock no.
- f_49802692
St. Paul's Chapel on Broadway in New York, an original steel engraving of about 1850, lettered "St. Paul's, Broadway, (New York)". The lower margin carries the credit "Aus d. Kunstanst. d. Bibliogr. Inst. in Hildb." and "Eigenthum d. Verlegers", showing that it was issued by Herrmann J. Meyer's Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen.
The church is seen from the corner, in full elevation, with a pedimented Corinthian portico and a tall tiered spire at the right. Iron railings and a stone gatepost enclose the churchyard, and a few passers-by walk the pavement, among them a woman with a basket at the left. Trees stand at both sides, and a stormy sky with trailing clouds fills the upper half of the sheet.
St. Paul's Chapel was completed in 1766 and is the oldest surviving church building in Manhattan. George Washington worshipped there after his inauguration in 1789.
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