Mount Vernon-The Room in which George Washington Died
Status
Not on viewDate1886
Publisher/Publishing house
Harper and Brothers
(American, active 1833 - 1962)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; wood engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 5/8 in. x 21 7/8 in. (39.69 cm x 55.56 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1992
Object numberPrint-4105/RP-554
DescriptionThis print is a depiction of visitors touring the Mount Vernon estate in the late nineteenth century. It is an interior scene depicting a number of figures viewing the bedroom and bed of George Washington. MarkingsPrinted in ink on the upper-left corner of the sheet: "424".
Printed in ink above the image, centered: "Harper's Weekly".
Printed in ink on the upper-right corner of the sheet: "425".
Printed in ink below image, centered: "Mount Vernon-The Room in which George Washington Died.-Drawn by T. De Thulstrup.-[See page 430.]".
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c. 1850
