Washington's Last Interview With His Mother
Date1844
Printer
H. E. Coates
(active c. 1863)
Publisher
William Pate
(American, active c.1849 - 1865)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Mary Ball Washington
(American, 1708 - 1789)
Geography
Printed -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving
DimensionsOverall: 30 in. x 24 in. (76.2 cm x 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-46A1
DescriptionHistorical scene of George Washington visiting his mother. In the center of the image stands Washington, dressed in a black coat, holding his mother's hands as she looks up into his eyes. Washington's mother is stooped from age, and wears a number of layers of clothing over he dress, and a cap. Next to Washington is a dog. The meeting takes place in a simply furnished room, with a landscape painting on the wall, a table with a chair behind the figures, and a chair to the left of Washington's mother.MarkingsPrinted in ink on the bottom left corner on the mat board: "Washington's Last Interview with His Mother / Published by William Pate, engraver of Neale & Pate, 1844".
Printed in ink on the bottom right corner of the mat board: "Enroute to his inaugeration in New York in 1789, Washington visits his aged / mother in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This would be his last visit for she died / a few months later."
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