Genl. Lafayette's Departure from Mount Vernon 1784

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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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