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Washington's Return to Mt. Vernon

Washington's Return to Mt. Vernon,
Edward Percy Moran (After),
Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Compa ...
Washington's Return to Mt. Vernon
Washington's Return to Mt. Vernon,
Edward Percy Moran (After),
Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Compa ...
Washington's Return to Mt. Vernon, Edward Percy Moran (After), Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company (Publisher), 1916, Ink on tin-plated iron; possibly offset lithograph
Status
Not on view
Date1916
After (American, 1862 - 1935)
Subject (American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject (American, 1731 - 1802)
Subject (American, 1779 - 1852)
Subject (American, 1781 - 1857)
Subject (American, 1772 - 1840)
Geography Made - United States
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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