The First Prayer in Congress
Date1848
Engraver
Henry Samuel Sadd
(English, 1835 - 1884)
Publisher/Publishing house
John Neale
(American, active c.1848 - 1906)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
DimensionsOverall: 20 in. x 25 in. (50.8 cm x 63.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas and Sylvia Church, 1994
Object numberPrint-4288/RP-632
DescriptionThis print is a historical scene depicting the first group prayer in Congress September 1774, in Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Painted by T.H. Matteson".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "The First Prayer in Congress. / September 1774, in Carpenters Hall Philadelphia. / From the Original Picture Painted Expressly for this Engraving. / Published by John Neale 56 Carmine Street New York / Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1848 by John Neale in the clerk's office in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York".
Printed in ink on the bottom-left corner: "Proof".
Printed in ink on the bottom-right corner: "Neale & Pate".
Mount Vernon's object research is ongoing and information about this object is subject to change. For information on image use and reproductions, click here.
c. 1814
