Selected Paintings from the Collection of
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, PA 19107
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[Paintings] [Drawings and Engravings]

Paintings (Oil and Watercolor)

• John James Barralet, "Market Street Bridge," no date
  36 x 48, canvas, acc. no. 1887.3
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• Thomas Birch, "Penn's Treaty Tree," c. 1880
  39.25 x 50, canvas, acc. no. 1924.1
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• Thomas Birch, "Upper Ferry Bridge," 1813
  28 x 41, canvas, acc. no. 1944.1
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• William L. Breton, "Arch and Second Streets. Southeast corner," 1833
  11.5 x 17 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #30a
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• William L. Breton, "Arch Street Wharf. South side of Arch Street and the adjoining buildings at the Wharf," no date
  16.3 x 12.3 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #29a
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• William L. Breton, "Buildings in which the first Assembly was convened by William Penn at Chester in Pennsylvania, 1682," 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #20
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• William L. Breton, "Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, in which the first Congress sat in 1775," 1830.
  19.5 x 14 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #15.
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• William L. Breton, "The Cliffs, the County Residence. The Say Family for nearly 40 years," 1826
  18 x 37 cm; watercolor; acc. no. K : II - 6.
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• William L. Breton, "Department of the U.S. for Foreign Affairs," ca. 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #18
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• William L. Breton, "Drawbridge Wharf, "ca. 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #26a
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• William L. Breton, "F. Bates Office," 1829
  18 x 21 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #21
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• William L. Breton, "Francisville, ruin in. Burnt by the British during the Revolution," June 30, 1835
  12.5 x 20.3 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #24a
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• William L. Breton, "Friends Academy," ca. 1830
  16.3 x 24.5 cm; watercolor;acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #36
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• William L. Breton, "Friends Alms-Houses. Front view," no date
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no.Bb 862 B756 #19
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• William L. Breton, "Friends Meeting House," 1830
  20 x 28 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #37
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• William L. Breton, "Friends Meeting House," no date
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #10
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• William L. Breton, "German Lutheran Church," no date
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #13
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• William L. Breton, "Governor's Residence, Philadelphia. ca. 1706-1759," no date
  16.3 x 12.7 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #28
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• William L. Breton, "Governor's Residence in Waln's Row, 2nd St. Edward Shippen House, 1697," 1830
  Watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #2
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• William L. Breton, "Harriton. Charles Thompson Residence," c. 1830
  Watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #7
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• William L. Breton, "Haverford Friends Meeting," no date
  10.3 x 15.3 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #24
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• William L. Breton, "London Coffee House," 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #34
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• William L. Breton, "Loxley House," c. 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #25
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• William L. Breton, "N.W. and N.E. cor. Race, Front and Water Sts.," 1835
  13.3 x 20.5 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #25a
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• William L. Breton, "Old Academy Buildings in 4th St., original construction," no date
  12 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #23a
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• William L. Breton, "Old Foundry on the Schuylkill near the Upper Bridge," 1830
  15.5 x 22 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #39
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• William L. Breton, "Oldest Buildings in Philadelphia," 1830
  14 x 19 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #33
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• William L. Breton, "Oxford Church," 1827
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #8
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• William L. Breton, "Pemberton Houseon the Schuylkill, below Federal St.," 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #11
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• William L. Breton, "Race Street near Second Street, S. side," Oct. 1835
  13 x 11 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #30
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• William L. Breton, "Race St., North side near 3rd," no date
  12.5 x 18.5 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #29
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• William L. Breton, "Residence of Mary England. Built 1685. Trotter's Alley," 1830
  15 x 17.5 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #16
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• William L. Breton, "S.E. view of the Swedes Church, Southwark," 1828
  Watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #4
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• William L. Breton, "St. David's Church," 1830
  13 x 18.4 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #6 and Ba 132 S 136
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• William L. Breton, "Second and Little Dock sts., shows Lydia Barrach House," no date
  12.3 x 18.4 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B 756 #26
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• William L. Breton, "Slate Roof House, in 2nd St., near Walnut," c. 1830
  13 x 18 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #5
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• William L. Breton, "Slate Roof House in 1778 from a drawing of that date by Charles Wilson Peale. Corrected by William L. Breton," c. 1830
  14 x 19 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #22
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• William L. Breton, "Third near Race Sts., West side," Oct. 1835
  13.5 x 11.7 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #31
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• William L. Breton, "Treaty Ground of William Penn and the Indian Natives, 1682 of Shackamaxon [now Kensington]," 1830
  13 x 18.5 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #14
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• William L. Breton, "Trotter's Alley," 1831
  11 x 14 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #23
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• William L. Breton, "Walnut Grove," c. 1830
  16.5 x 24.5 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #40
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• William L. Breton, "Washington's House in High St. 1795-6. Second door below 6th St., S. side of Market St.," no date
  13.6 x 19.3 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #9
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• William L. Breton, "Water St. -- East side. Three doors North of Chestnut St.," 1835
  13.3 x 16.5 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #27a
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• William L. Breton, "Water St. -- East side. From the Alley leading to the River," no date
  16.3 x 12.3 cm; watercolor; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #28a
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• William Groombridge, "Fairmount and Schuylkill River," 1800
  25 x 36, canvas, acc. no. 1913.3
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• Edwin S. Haley "Streetcar Travel During the Centennial," no date
  42.5 x 54, canvas, acc. no. 1919.10
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• Russel Smith, "The Court House, Second and Market," 1835 and 1887
  12 x 18, canvas, acc. no. 1000.56
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• William Strickland, "Christ Church," 1811
  48 x 52, canvas, acc. no. 1891.22
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• Artist Unknown, "Water Works, Center Square," 1815
  acc. no. 1000.50
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• Isaac Williams, "Holy Trinity Church," no date
  8.75 x 11.25, millboard, acc. no. 1881.1
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• Isaac Williams, "The Woodlands," c. 1880
  9.5 x 11.75, millboard, acc. no. 1880.3
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• William Winner, "The Pie Man," 1856
  24 x 20, canvas, acc. no. 1897.3
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• John A. Woodside, "Lemon Hill," 1807
  20.375 x 26.625, canvas, acc. no. 1000.5
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Drawings, engravings and lithographs

• William L. Breton, "Basin at Eaton, Pa.," no date
  Woodcut by Gilbert after Breton; vol. 3, p. 98.b, Shippen Papers by Balch, Balch Collection
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• William L. Breton, "Pennock's Mill, Holmesburg, Pa," no date
  11.3 x 24.7 cm; stone engraving of the Penny Pack [after Breton' pencil sketch]; acc. no. K : VII - 45
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• William L. Breton, "African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia. A Sunday morning view of," no date.
  22 x 26.7 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #44
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• William L. Breton, "Bridge over the Pennypack," no date
  8 x 12 cm; wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 7 P412
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• William L. Breton, "British Barracks, Philadelphia," no date
  7.1 x 11 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Ba 54 B 777b
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• William L. Breton, "The Catholic Church of St. Mary, Philadelphia," no date
  Lithograph; acc. no. Bb 131 S 146
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• William L. Breton, "City Hotel," no date
  36 x 23.5 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #41
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• William L. Breton, "Foreign Affairs Office in Philadelphia, 1780, and Letitia House," no date
  17 x 10.5 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Ba 862 B756
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• William L. Breton, "First Christ Church," no date
  7.5 x 11 cm; Lithograph; acc. no. Ba 132 C 554I
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• William L. Breton, "Flat Rock Bridge, over the Schuylkill," no date
  7.5 x 11 cm; wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 7 F586
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• William L. Breton, "Friends Meeting House and Academy, Philadelphia. 40 years ago, a Monday morning view of," no date
  17.7 x 25.3 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #45
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• William L. Breton, "N.E. view of the Old Court House in Market St., Philadelphia," no date
  17.3 x 15 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #42
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• William L. Breton, "Naval Asylum, Philadelphia," no date
  8.1 x 11.6 cm; Wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 27 P 53
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• William L. Breton, "N.E. view of St. Peter's Church. Episcopal," 1829
  Lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #47
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• William L. Breton, "S.W. view of the Old Court House on Market St. Phil., at the time of its being taken down," 7th April 1837
  17 x 15.5 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Ba 24 P544e and Bb 862 B756 #48
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• William L. Breton, "Railroad Depot at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Germantown, Norristown Railway Depot," 1830
  14.2 x 21 cm; lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #43
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• William L. Breton, "Second Presbyterian Church, City of Philadelphia," no date
  Lithograph; acc. no. Bb 862 B756 #46
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• William L. Breton, "On Frankford creek, between Bridesburg Village and the burrough of Frankford," no date
  8 x 11.5 cm; wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 5 Un 3
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• William L. Breton, "U.S. Arsenal, near Frankford Pa.," c. 1835
  Wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 51 F 853
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• William L. Breton, "Water St. -- East side. Near Race St.," no date
  Wash drawing; acc. no. Bb 87 W 291
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• William L. Breton, "Wissahickon, on the Schuylkill," no date
  Wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 818 W763
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• William L. Breton, "Zion Church," no date
  7.5 x 11.5 cm; wood engraving; acc. no. Ba 134 Z78
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• John Lewis Krimmel "Election Day at the State House," 1816
  8.5 x 13, India ink and water colors on paper, acc. no. 1873.2
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• John Lewis Krimmel "Fourth of July Celebration," 1819
  12 x 18, India ink and water colors on paper, acc. no. 1873.4
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• Artist Unknown, "Bank of Pennsylvania," copy of William Birch's 1804 engraving
  46.75 x 65, acc. no. 1870.3
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