Mount Vernon, 1874
Date1874
Artist
Theodore Russel Davis
(American, 1840 - 1894)
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
(American, active 1833 - 1962)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand-colored wood engraving.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 9 1/4 in. × 13 3/4 in. (23.5 cm × 34.93 cm)
Print sheet visible (H x W): 12 5/8 in. × 15 in. (32.07 cm × 38.1 cm)
Overall (H x W): 17 5/8 in. × 21 7/8 in. (44.77 cm × 55.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the John and Diana Zentay Collection, 2006
Object numberEV-6864
DescriptionThis print is a bird's eye view of the Mount Vernon mansion and estate from above the Potomac River. The historic early view depicts life at this location as it would been c. 1874. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Mount Vernon, 1874.-- Drawn by Theo R. Davis.--[See Page 202.]".
Printed in ink along the left edge: “February 28, 1874", "Harper's Weekly", "197”.
On the reverse of the print sheet are columns of printed newspaper text.
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c.1852-1853
