Genl. Lafayette's Departure from Mount Vernon 1784
Date1840-1860
Maker
Unknown
Publisher
Fischer, Carpenter & Gusthal
(American, active c.1850)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Marquis de Lafayette
(French, 1757 - 1834)
Subject
Martha Washington
(American, 1731 - 1802)
Subject
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis
(American, 1779 - 1852)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; lithograph.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 22 1/8 in. × 28 in. (56.2 cm × 71.12 cm)
Plate (H x W): 20 in. x 26 in. (50.8 cm x 66.04 cm)
Image (H x W): 17 3/8 in. × 23 1/4 in. (44.13 cm × 59.06 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-164
DescriptionHistorical scene of General Lafayette's departure from Mount Vernon. In the foreground, on the piazza of Mount Vernon, George Washington and General Lafayette are shaking hands. Martha Washington, a young woman, and a small girl are looking on. One dog lies on the piazza, and another stands on the lawn looking back at the group. A man in military uniform, holding a small trunk or case stands in the middle distance just to the right of the piazza. In the background can be seen a carriage drawn up on the lawn with an African-American enslaved man holding the reins of the horses. In the background can be seen a summer house and ships cruising on the Potomac River.1840-1860
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in block script: "Genl. Lafayette's Departure from Mount Vernon 1784.".
Printed below image centered in block script: "Published by Fischer, Carpenter & Gusthal. 44 East Broadway N. Y.".
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