Election Day in Philadelphia
1815 genre painting by John Lewis Krimmel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Election Day in Philadelphia is an oil-on-canvas genre painting by American artist John Lewis Krimmel (1786–1821). It was painted in Philadelphia in 1815. Purchased with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont, the work is held in the permanent collection of the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. The painting depicts grassroots democratic participation in the early Republic, with a raucous crowd gathered outside Independence Hall to celebrate and engage in electoral politics.
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Artist | John Lewis Krimmel |
Year | 1815 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Movement | Genre painting |
Dimensions | 41.4 cm × 64.65 cm (16.3 in × 25.45 in) |
Location | Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, Winterthur, Delaware, US |
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