Mt. Vernon Looking Down the River
Date1836
Artist
John Gadsby Chapman
(American, 1808 - 1889)
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D Framed): 22 1/2 in. × 30 1/4 in. × 1 3/4 in. (57.15 cm × 76.84 cm × 4.45 cm)
Overall (H x W Sight): 19 3/8 in. × 27 7/16 in. (49.21 cm × 69.69 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2010
Object numberM-4888
DescriptionView of Mount Vernon from the north, showing north end of Mansion House and north covered walkway, with Potomac River in distance to the left.
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c. 1850
1857/1859
1895