Conflagration of the Masonic Hall, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A night scene of a large fire engulfing a Gothic-style building with a tall spired tower, its flames and smoke rising into a dark sky. A dense crowd of silhouetted figures watches from the street in the foreground, while a lit brick building stands at left.
- Artist
- Samuel Jones
- Date
- 1819
- Medium
- Oil on mahogany panel
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1470 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Wesley M. Dixon Jr., Jamee J. and Marshall Field, Gloria and Richard Manney, Brooks and Hope B. McCormick Foundation, Mrs. Philip D. Sang, and Jeffrey Shedd; gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne, Leon Mandel, Stella Manheimer, Vena F. Schaaf, and Celia Schmidt by exchange; the Edward E. Ayer, Marian and Samuel Klasstorner, and A.A. McKay funds
Español: Incendio del Masonic Hall, calle Chestnut, Filadelfia
Escena nocturna de un gran incendio que envuelve un edificio de estilo gótico con una alta torre rematada en aguja, mientras las llamas y el humo se elevan hacia el cielo oscuro. En primer plano, una multitud de figuras en silueta observa desde la calle, y a la izquierda se ve un edificio de ladrillo iluminado.
Português: Incêndio do Masonic Hall, Rua Chestnut, Filadélfia
Cena noturna de um grande incêndio que envolve um edifício em estilo gótico com uma torre alta e pontiaguda, enquanto chamas e fumaça sobem para o céu escuro. No primeiro plano, uma multidão de figuras silhuetadas observa da rua, e à esquerda aparece um prédio de tijolos iluminado.
