William P. Chappel, 1870 - The Sewer - fine art print

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This scene of pristine streets appears quite charming, but in 1807 the intersection of Roosevelt and Oak probably looked (and smelled) less pleasant. The city’s patchwork of sewers were intended to divert excess water to the rivers. Some were open trenches, but others, like this one, were enclosed in an attempt to prevent the stagnant or slow-running water from festering under the sun. Yet the sewers’ lack of ventilation and tendency to back-up often led to foul odors and streets marinating in fetid water. Lucky for the gentleman (at left) and the sailor (at right) that the sidewalks are somewhat elevated!

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In 1870 the American artist William P. Chappel created this 19th century masterpiece. The original version had the following size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in (15,6 x 23,5 cm) and was painted on the medium oil on slate paper. It is included in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's art collection, which is one of the world's largest and finest art museums, which includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.. This work of art, which is part of the public domain is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954. Creditline of the artwork: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954. In addition to that, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with a side ratio of 3 : 2, which means that the length is 50% longer than the width.

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