Washington's Return to Mt. Vernon

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Date1916

After Edward Percy Moran (American, 1862 - 1935)

Publisher Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Subject Martha Washington (American, 1731 - 1802)

Subject Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (American, 1779 - 1852)

Subject George Washington Parke Custis (American, 1781 - 1857)

Subject William Lee (American, 1772 - 1840)

Geography Made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on tin-plated iron; possibly offset lithograph.

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 19 7/8 in. x 26 3/4 in. (50.48 cm x 67.95 cm) The plate and image extend to the edges of the overall print surface.

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985

Object numberSC-159

DescriptionHistorical scene depicting George Washington's return to Mount Vernon after the Revolutionary War. George Washington is just arriving in the central passage at Mount Vernon, where he greets Martha Washington and a young Nelly Custis. Behind Washington are two men dressed in cloaks and military uniforms. Behind Martha on the stairs are four women in gowns, and standing in a doorway is an African-American enslaved man possibly meant to depict William Lee.

SignedPrinted in bottom left corner of image: "Percy Moran" followed by a swastika.

MarkingsPrinted at bottom of image centered in block script: "Washington returns to Mt. Vernon". Printed at bottom of image on right in block script: "Copyrighted 1916 by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. New York/ E-2409".

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