A Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon
Date1886
After
Charles S. Graham
(American, 1852 - 1911)
Publisher/Publishing house
Harper and Brothers
(American, active 1833 - 1962)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; wood engraving, etching
DimensionsOverall: 15 5/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (39.69 cm x 26.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1992
Object numberPrint-4097/RP-554
DescriptionA landscape format collage of seven images depicting different views of Mount Vernon and the surrounding area including (from left to right, top to bottom): Fort Washington, a distant view of Washington D.C. from across the Potomac River, a boat of fishermen on the Potomac, a couple inside the mansion hallway, a view of Mount Vernon’s east front surrounded by people, Washington’s new tomb, and a view of the boat landing. The images are printed on a page of Harper’s Weekly Illustrated periodical.SignedPrinted in ink in the lower left edge of the image: "C. Graham".
MarkingsPrinted from left to right, top to bottom, labeling the corresponding images: "Fort Washington", “Distant View of Washington / Alexandria on the Left",“Fishermen on the Potomac”, “The Hallway”, “The Home at Mount Vernon”, “The Tomb”, “The Landing”.
Printed on the right edge: “428", "Harper's Weekly", Volume XXX NO. 1541.”.
Printed in the lower margin of the sheet: “A Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. -Drawn by Charles Graham.-[See Page 430.]”.
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Published July 3,1886
