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English: A contemporary drawing looking westward at the pontoon bridge at Gray's Ferry on the Schuylkill River, showing the triumphal arches and other decorations for the arrival of General George Washington in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1789. Published in The Columbian magazine in May 1789.
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May 1789 Columbian Magazine

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Author Drawing:
Charles Willson Peale  (1741–1827)  wikidata:Q454945
 
Charles Willson Peale
Description American portrait painter
Date of birth/death 15 April 1741 Edit this at Wikidata 22 February 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death St. Paul's Parish, Maryland Philadelphia Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
East coast of North America
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q454945
Engraving:
James Trenchard  (1747–)  wikidata:Q25955146
 
Alternative names
J. Trenchard
Description American artist, printmaker and engraver
Date of birth 1747 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Penns Neck England Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 1777 until mid 1790s
date QS:P,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location
Philadelphia; emigrated to England mid 1790s
date QS:P,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q25955146
Camera location39° 56′ 27.96″ N, 75° 12′ 18″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

From the Library of Congress' page (https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/00650933/):

Title: An east view of Gray's Ferry, near Philadelphia - with the triumphal arches, &c. erected for the reception of General Washington, April 20th 1789 / C.W. Peale delin. ; J. Trenchard sculp. Creator(s): Trenchard, James, b. 1747, engraver Related Names: Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 , artist Date Created/Published: 1789. Medium: 1 print : etching. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-30580 (digital file from original print) LC-USZ62-342 (b&w film copy neg.) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. Call Number: PGA - Trenchard--East view of Gray's Ferry ... (A size) [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Notes: Title from item. Illus. from: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, v. 3, 1789 May, between pp. 282-283. Stauffer, 3290 Reference copy in PRES FILE - Washington, George Inauguration. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 345. Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011. Subjects: Washington, George,--1732-1799--Inauguration, 1789. Memorial arches--New York (State)--New York--1780-1790. Ferries--New York (State)--New York--1780-1790. Format: Etchings--1780-1790. Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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