Mount Vernon. The Home of Washington
Date1895
After
John Gadsby Chapman
(American, 1808 - 1889)
Engraver
Alfred Jones
(English-American, 1819 - 1900)
Medium/TechniqueSteel plate; engraving.
DimensionsOverall, Plate (H x W): 16 1/8 in. × 20 1/4 in. (40.96 cm × 51.44 cm)
Image (H x W): 12 1/8 in. × 17 in. (30.8 cm × 43.18 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2010
Object numberM-4890
DescriptionThis is the steel printing plate for an early view of Mount Vernon. The plate is in landscape format and depicts the southeast facades of the Mount Vernon mansion. In the foreground of the images are a number of trees framing the house. Included in the image of the house is a view of the palladian window, piazza, Chinese Chippendale balustrade, cupola, and north covered walkway. In the background is a view of two boats on the Potomac. As a printing plate the image appears in reverse to its resulting prints. 1895
MarkingsEngraved in steel below the image in the bottom-left corner: "Alfred James N.A. Engraver".
Engraved in steel below the image, centered: "Copyrighted 1895. / Mount Vernon. / The Home of Washington".
Engraved in steel below the image in the bottom-right corner: "John G. Chapman N.A. Painter".
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1895
Published July 3,1886
