Washington's Grave, Mount Vernon
Date1804
Engraver
Unknown
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; woodcut engraving
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 in. x 7 5/8 in. (28.89 cm x 19.37 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberPrint-5041/RP-774
DescriptionThis print is an image of of the new tomb of Washington surrounded by trees and flora. There is a male figure depicted by the gate of the tomb in nineteenth-century dress.MarkingsPrinted in ink on the upper edge: "1804.] Arrival of Commodore Barron. 241".
Printed in ink above and below the image are two columns of text.
Printed in ink below the image: "Washington's Grave, Mount Vernon".
Printed in ink on the bottom-left corner of the sheet: "79".
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c. 1850
c. 1850
c. 1840