July 14 & 15, 2020 Fine & Decorative Arts
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2020
Sepia watercolor by Frank Hamilton Taylor after the 1800 original print by J.J. Barralet, drawn by Thomas Doughty. The Penn Treaty took place in 1683 on the banks of Shackamaxon reputedly under the "Treaty Elm", felled in a storm in 1810. The tree became a national symbol of freedom and goodwill and was revered in popular history. A printed label on the reverse with an explanation by Taylor. Taylor moved to Philadelphia after the Civil War to take an internship in a lithography firm. By the 1870's Taylor had his own lithography business while working for the Daily Graphic as a "special artist" hired by the newspaper to sketch important events. By the 1880's Taylor had begun writing articles as well as illustrating them. Taylor built a strong reputation as a historian and artist and was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club for 55 years. He collaborated on many guidebooks and was asked to write several publications by institutions such as the City of Philadelphia, the Poor Richard Club (for whom he wrote a dictionary of Philadelphia) and the Philadelphia Maritime Exchange.
Condition: Good
Item Dimensions: 30 - 1/4" x 23".
Artist
FRANK HAMILTON TAYLOR (AMERICAN, 1846-1926)
Medium
Watercolor on paper laid down on cardboar
Signature
Printed label on reverse