Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . aits. The collection of historic portraits is basedon canvases secured from the famous Peale Museum which atone time occupied the upper floors of Independence Hall. There are some masterpieces by Benjamin West and valuableportraits by Gilbert Stuart, Edgar Pine, Thomas Sully, AllanRamsey and others, together with Rushs full length statue(after Stuart) of President Washington, carved in wood. The collection of colored crayons and pastels by John RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE 47 Sharpless, who came toAnierica in 17 9 4, is nota-ble. Th
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . aits. The collection of historic portraits is basedon canvases secured from the famous Peale Museum which atone time occupied the upper floors of Independence Hall. There are some masterpieces by Benjamin West and valuableportraits by Gilbert Stuart, Edgar Pine, Thomas Sully, AllanRamsey and others, together with Rushs full length statue(after Stuart) of President Washington, carved in wood. The collection of colored crayons and pastels by John RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE 47 Sharpless, who came toAnierica in 17 9 4, is nota-ble. The city of Phila-delphia purchased themduring the CentennialExposition for exhibi-tion in IndependenceHall, the forty-five ex-amples being worth$500,000. The earliest exhibi-tion of pictures everheld in America was inIndependence Hall byRobert Edge Pine, anEnglish artist, in 1784. The chair and tableused by the presidentsof the Continental Con-gress are here, and rest-ing on the table is theoriginal silver inkstand—with its quill box andsand shaker^from. The Stairway to 2d Floor Independence Hall Page 43
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