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The Monastery on the Wissahickon watercolor, 1874

Permanent ID:
1592
Call number:
K: 2-138
Date:
August 1874
Image Description:
Three-story gray stone house at the top of a hill; a man walks up the hill along a path. Exact address unknown--georeference is an approximation.
Inscription:
The Monastery on the Wissahickon near Philadelphia was built in 1737 by Lamech and Agriffa, was demolished, and the above one built in 1751 by John Kelpus Hermit of the Mission who composed a book of Hymns in 1742. Sketched by D.J. Kennedy in August 1874. (Front Bottom)
Address:
Kitchens Lane, Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 44 cm, Height: 24 cm (image)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related People or Organizations:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Johannes Kelpius, 1667-1708 (relates to)
Related Terms:
Landscape painting (is described by)
Historic building (depicts)