Tomb of Washington
Date1832
Lithographer
George Lehman
(American, died 1870)
Publisher
Childs & Inman
(American, active 1831 - 1834)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand-colored lithograph.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 10 3/8 in. × 11 3/16 in. (26.35 cm × 28.42 cm)
Overall (H x W): 16 3/4 in. × 11 3/16 in. (42.55 cm × 28.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Barra Foundation, Inc., 1984
Object numberEV-3748/RP-423
DescriptionThis print is an image of the Old Tomb of Washington. In the foreground, is a man, arms crossed and top hat in hand, gazing at the tomb from beneath a tree. The tomb is illuminated by sunlight and surrounded by a white picket fence and trees.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: “Tomb of Washington. / Mount Vernon. / Geo. Lehman from a Drawing by J.R. Smith. / Published by Childs & Inman 1832.”
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