Washington at Home of Mount Vernon in 1796
Date1860
After
William Russell Birch
(British, 1755 - 1834)
Publisher
Milliette's Illustrated Magazine
(American, active c. 1860)
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)
Geography
Printed -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand-colored engraving.
DimensionsOverall: 17 3/4 in. x 21 7/8 in. (45.09 cm x 55.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Wilmarth Lewis in memory of her aunt, Annie Burr Jennings, Vice Regent for Connecticut, 1939
Object numberM-1087/Y
DescriptionThis print is an image of the east front of the Mount Vernon mansion with the Potomac River in the background. In the foreground are a number of figures in nineteenth century dress, as well as horse and livestock in the scene. The Washington family is visible seated around a table on the piazza.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Engraved Expressly for Milliette's Illustrated Magazine for 1860. / Washington at Home / or / Mount Vernon in 1796. / Drawn & Engraved & Printed by T.S. Wagner, 38 Hudson St. Phil."
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c. 1840
c. 1840
c. 1852
