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; etching
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. x 15 11/16 in. (26.04 cm x 39.85 cm)
Object numberPrint-5065/RP-774
DescriptionThis print is a page taken from the Harper's Weekly periodical. It is a composite image depicting scenes of visitors t othe Mount Vernon estate and includes views of the mansion facade, Potomac River, boat landing, new tomb, and the main entry hall of the mansion. 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
c. 1850
