The image depicts a street scene with urban buildings. The viewpoint is from street level looking towards the buildings. The horizon is marked by rooftops and a water tower. In the foreground, a couple is walking together. In the middle ground, there is an open structure with barrels. Further back, several rectangular buildings are visible with varying window patterns. The painting style features etching with clear lines and crosshatching for shading. The color scheme is monochromatic using shades of grey to depict the cityscape.
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Old Philadelphia

Earl Horter (American, 1881 - 1940)

c. 1910 - 1923

Medium
etching on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 10 × 11.1 cm (3 15/16 × 4 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 18.7 × 14.5 cm (7 3/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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