Washington at Lake Drummond, Dismal Swamp
Date1855-1857
Publisher
G. P. Putnam & Co.
(American, founded 1838)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 6 5/16 in. x 9 7/8 in. (16.03 cm x 25.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John H. Guy, Jr., Vice Regent for Virginia, 1987
Object numberPrint-3827/RP-448
DescriptionThis print is an image of George Washington at Lake Drummond in the Dismal Swamp of southeastern Virginia. Washington Irving, Life of George Washington, (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co.,1855).
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left side of the image: "McNeven".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right side of the image: "S.V. Hunt".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Washington at Lake Drummond, Dismal Swamp / New York G.P. Putnam & Co."
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