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Burning of the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Burning of the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

2-798-616 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Burning of the Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1845. The destruction of a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, '...an event that is ascribed to the act of an incendiary...'. The academy '...had a good collection of pictures, some fine pieces of sculpture, and a library...the greater part of its invaluable contents are irreparably lost'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Engraving
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World North and Central America United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia

  1. 39 57 00 N , 075 09 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3703
File Size : 53,810kb

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  1. 00000039_b.jpg
  1. 1845
  1. 0580077212
  1. 2-798-616
  1. 2798616
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