FRAMED PRINT OF CHRIST CHURCH PHILADELPHIA.
Second Street North from Market St Christ Church Philadelphia. Printed by Tinicum Press No. 1056.

20" X 16"


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Drawn & Engraved by W.Birch & Son
Drawn
by
W.Birch
Published
byR
Campbell
Chesnut
Street
SECOND
North
from
Market
CHRIST
CHURCH.


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PHILADELPHIA
& Engraved
Published
Street
SECOND
North
from
Market
CHRIST
PHILADELPHIA


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Published
by
&
Chesnut
Street
h
from
Market
CHRIST


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CHRIST CHURCH
William Russell Birch was born on April
9, 1755 in Warwickshire, England. He
studied art in London and exhibited
there frequently from 1775 to 1794 as a
celebrated artist, specializing in enamel-
miniatures.
ed
The only letter of
recommendation William Birch elected
to carry with him when he arrived in
Philadelphia in 1794, was signed by the
distinguished Benjamin West, a former
American artist, and then President of
the Royal Academy in London.
Birch's desire was to portray the life
style of the City. His technique was to
combine exacting physical detail with
THE TINICUM PRESS
pulsating activity
CHRIST
CHURCH
William
Russell
Birch
was
born
on
April
9,
1755
in
Warwickshire,
England.
He
studied
art
in
London
and
exhibited
there
frequently
from
1775
to
1794
as
a
celebrated
artist,
specializing
in
enamel-
miniatures.
ed
The
only
letter
of
recommendation
William
Birch
elected
to
carry
with
him
when
he
arrived
in
Philadelphia
in
1794,
was
signed
by
the
distinguished
Benjamin
West,
a
former
American
artist,
and
then
President
of
the
Royal
Academy
in
London.
Birch's
desire
was
to
portray
the
life
style
of
the
City.
His
technique
was
to
combine
exacting
physical
detail
with
THE
PRESS
pulsating
activity