Mount Vernon
Date1895
After
John Gadsby Chapman
(American, 1808 - 1889)
Engraver
Alfred Jones
(English-American, 1819 - 1900)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; steel plate engraving.
DimensionsOverall (Frame): 20 1/4 in. × 24 3/4 in. (51.44 cm × 62.87 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2010
Object numberM-4889
DescriptionThis print is a view of the Mount Vernon Mansion from a wooded grove to the northeast, showing the north end of Mansion with Palladian window, piazza, cupola and north covered walkway.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "John G. Chapman. N.A. Painter".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Alfred Jones. N.A. Engraver."
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Copyrighted 1895 / Mount Vernon / The Home of Washington".
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c. 1860
c. 1850
c. 1825