William P. Chappel, 1870 - House Raising - fine art print

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The artwork House Raising was made by the American painter William P. Chappel. The 150 years old work of art was made with the size - 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in (15,6 x 23,5 cm). Oil on slate paper was applied by the American artist as the technique for the work of art. Nowadays, the work of art is part of the digital art collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are delighted to reference that the public domain artwork is included 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. : The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954. Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with an aspect ratio of 1.4 : 1, which means that the length is 40% longer than the width.

Description from The Metropolitan Museum of Art website (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org)

As Manhattan’s population expanded in the early nineteenth century, many working-class residents relocated to the city’s more rural northern wards to escape rising downtown rents. This tenth-ward scene takes place on Grand between Eldridge and Allen Streets (in today’s Lower East Side). A master builder and several journeymen, some with long pike poles, work to raise one side (called a "bent") of a timber-frame house. For years, New York had tried unsuccessfully to prohibit wood structures in favor of more fire-friendly brick or stone. At right, what are possibly the flames from a forge can be seen through the window of a blacksmith’s shop.

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