Title:
View of Providence, Rhode Island
Creator/Contributor:
Artist unknown (artist)
Date:
circa 1825
Identifier:
1992.22
Format:
oil on panel
Panoramic scenes of early American streets and buildings were painted to record for posterity the landmarks of the changing
urban setting. The people of Providence appreciated them and the recognition they brought to their home town.
In this case, all the buildings have been identified. The church was then called the First Congregational Church, on South
Water Street. Its belfry still holds the largest bell cast by Paul Revere's Massachusetts foundry.