George and Martha Washington Arriving at Mount Vernon
Date1910
After
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
(American, 1850 - 1936)
Publisher
C. Klackner
(English-American, active c.1880 - 1910)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Martha Washington
(American, 1731 - 1802)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; lithograph.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 22 15/16 in. × 33 5/16 in. (58.26 cm × 84.61 cm)
Plate (H x W): 23 in x 33 in. (58.42 cm x 83.82 cm)
Image (H x W): 13 in. × 18 5/8 in. (33.02 cm × 47.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-147
DescriptionHistorical scene of George and Martha Washington arriving at Mount Vernon. In the background can be seen the Potomac, and a carriage being driven by an African-American enslaved man. Behind George and Martha there is a young woman, two men in military uniform, and a man wearing civilian clothes. George and Martha are being greeted by a number of women at the front door of Mount Vernon, one of whom bows to them, as several African-American enslaved individuals visible in the distance to the right of them. George and Martha are walking up a carpet laid on the ground leading up the steps of Mount Vernon strewn with rose petals, and Martha is leading a young boy by the hand.1910
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in cursive script: "Copyright Published 1910 by C. Clackner 20 Old Bond St. London and 7. West 28th St. New York".
Printed in the bottom-right corner of the print image :"Jennie Brownscombe / Copyright 1910".
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