Mount Vernon (Rear View) in 1796
Datec. 1855
Engraver
James Duthie
(American, active c.1850 - 1860)
After
George Isham Parkyns
(English, 1749 - 1820)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 5 3/4 in. × 8 1/2 in. (14.61 cm × 21.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles B. Tebbs, 1965
Object numberEV-3090
DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular view of the west front of Mount Vernon. In the foreground, two gentlemen are seated on horses. A couple stands to their left and a dog stands to the right. In the right distance there is a three-masted ship on the Potomac. The view is framed on the left by a large tree and a boulder occupies the right foreground.MarkingsPrinted at the lower left of the image: “G.I. Parkyns del”.
Printed at the lower right of the image: “J. Duthie, sculp”.
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c. 1801-1803
19th Century
1650-1775
c. 1850-1865
c.1852
after 1803