Fourth of July in Center Square, by John Lewis Krimmel, 1819.


Oil on canvas of the nineteenth century celebration scene at the waterworks and surrounding grounds of Philadelphia. This painting also depicts a festive crowd of white soldiers, merchants and citizens, assembled at tables and under tents, while a lone black boy runs away.
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John Lewis Krimmel (1787-1821) painted portraits and pictures of Philadelphia, like this celebration scene at the waterworks and surrounding grounds of his beloved city.

Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania