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Andronikos of Kyrrhos (Greek astronomer and architect, active late 2nd-early 1st centuries BCE)
The Tower of the Winds, named from the sculptured reliefs of wind-god that make up a frieze marking the cardinal directions on its eight sides, is…
Benbridge, Henry (American painter, 1743-1812)
According to a prophecy, the Greeks could not take Troy without Achilles, but he was doomed to die in that war. Achilles' mother Thetis therefore sent…
Birch, William Russell (British printmaker and miniaturist active in United States, 1755-1834)
The first Chestnut Street Theater, built in 1791 and remodeled by Benjamin Latrobe in 1805, stood at the NW corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets.…
Birch, William Russell (British printmaker and miniaturist active in United States, 1755-1834)
The first Chestnut Street Theater, built in 1791 and remodeled by Benjamin Latrobe in 1805, stood at the NW corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets.…
Birch, William Russell (British printmaker and miniaturist active in United States, 1755-1834)
Blodgett, Samuel (American architect and merchant, 1757-1814)
Blodgett, Samuel (American architect and merchant, 1757-1814)
Blodgett, Samuel (American architect and merchant, 1757-1814)
Blodgett, Samuel (American architect and merchant, 1757-1814); Fenner, Sears & Co. (British architectural and landscape engravers, active 1830-ca. 1836)
Engraving showing the First Bank of the United States as Stephen Girard's Bank (1812-1929). Labeled lower left "Drawn by C. Burton N.Y." lower right…
Blodgett, Samuel (American architect and merchant, 1757-1814); Richards, Frederick DeBourg (American photographer, painter, and etcher, 1822-1903)
written in purple pencil on verso: "Girard Bank, 3rd + Dock sts"