Barralet, J.J. “Centre Square. Erected in 1800. Taken Down in 1829.” [where City Hall stands].

J.J. Barralet.  “Centre Square.  Erected in 1800.  Taken Down in 1829.”  [where City Hall stands].  Philadelphia, 1860?.  7 x 12.  Engraving by A.B. Walters.  Printed by H. Quig.  Wide margins.  Small tear at right margin.  Overall, very good condition. Prints of Philadelphia: 194.   An attractive print showing the first waterworks in Philadelphia, which was located at Centre Square, current site of City Hall.  This lovely classical building, designed by B.H. Latrobe, was built in 1800 and taken down in 1828, after it had been supplanted by the Fairmount Waterworks.  This print is based on a drawing by John James Barralet, an Irish immigrant who had established a reputation as a landscape and historical artist in Dublin and London.  Barralet painted many scenes in and around Philadelphia, including this image of the Centre Square Waterworks.  The building is shown to advantage, placed in its park like setting surrounded by trees.  Also depicted is William Rush’s statue of the “Nymph o