Washington's Mansion, Mount Vernon
Date1900
Artist
Unknown
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; photographic reproduction, etching
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/4 in. x 10 11/16 in. (36.2 cm x 27.15 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1992
Object numberPrint-4120.1/RP-554
DescriptionThe upper image of this print is a photographic reproduction of an image taken of the Mount Vernon mansion from the side of the piazza. On the left side of this image is a blurry figure wearing a suit and straw boater hat. The lower image is an etching of the Mount Vernon mansion depicted in the mid-nineteenth-century. There are military figures, clergy, as well as a large number of civilian figures pictured strolling on the lawn below the piazza. MarkingsPrinted in ink on the upper edge of the sheet: "Virginia.".
Printed in the bottom-left corner of the upper image: "15".
Printed in the bottom-right corner of the upper image: "Nat'l Eng Co.".
There are two columns of printed text on this sheet.
Printed in ink on the bottom edge: "397".
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c. 1890-1910
