Dance in a country tavern, lithograph

Color lithograph by George Lehman of Childs & Lehman, from a drawing by artist John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821), depicting a lively scene in a country tavern. Patrons are shown dancing, drinking, canoodling, and smoking while an African American man plays the fiddle.

Born in Germany, Krim...

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Main Author: John Lewis Krimmel, 1786-1821 (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania medium graphics collection (#V64)
Date:1833-01-01/1834-12-31
Dimensions:27.5 x 20 cm
Call Number:Bb 61 K 89
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/119
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title Dance in a country tavern, lithograph
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John Lewis Krimmel, 1786-1821
Taverns
Dance
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description Color lithograph by George Lehman of Childs & Lehman, from a drawing by artist John Lewis Krimmel (1786-1821), depicting a lively scene in a country tavern. Patrons are shown dancing, drinking, canoodling, and smoking while an African American man plays the fiddle.<br /> <br /> Born in Germany, Krimmel emigrated to Philadelphia in 1809 and soon became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Krimmel was a painter of genre scenes and was among the first artists in America to portray free blacks.
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Dance
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