Farming at Mount Vernon
Date1932
Artist
Louis Conrad Rosenberg
(American, 1890 - 1983)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; drypoint etching.
DimensionsOverall: 14 5/8 in. x 19 9/16 in. (37.15 cm x 49.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Wilmarth Lewis in memory of her aunt, Annie Burr Jennings, Vice Regent for Connecticut, 1939
Object numberM-1087/P
DescriptionThis print is an image of George Washington as a plantation owner, overseeing enslaved workers on his estate. In the foreground are enslaved workers farming, and in the background is a view of the Mount Vernon mansion.SignedSignature in pencil below the image: "Louis Conrad Rosenberg".
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