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"Worldly Folk" Questioning Chimney Sweeps and Their Master before Christ Church, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a group of people on a brick sidewalk. A woman with short hair wearing a blue and white dress and red shoes stands on the left. A man in a green jacket, white shirt, brown pants, and a black top hat stands next to her. A man in a black jacket, blue vest, red necktie, and a brown hat stands behind two boys. The boy on the left wears a brown shawl and holds a broom. The boy on the right wears a brown hat and jacket. A dog with a white, brown, and black coat stands on the right. A black lamppost is on the right. In the background, there is a brick building on the left and a large stone building with a fence on the right. The sky is blue with white clouds. Tall yellow and green trees are in the distance.

Artwork Details

Date
1811–ca. 1813
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
454 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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