Mount Vernon. The Home of Washington.
Date1895
After
John Gadsby Chapman
(American, 1808 - 1889)
Engraver
Alfred Jones
(English-American, 1819 - 1900)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk, watercolor on paper; hand-colored steel plate engraving.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 14 3/4 in. × 19 in. (37.47 cm × 48.26 cm)
Overall (framed): 24 3/4 in. × 28 1/2 in. (62.87 cm × 72.39 cm)
Credit LineGift of the John and Diana Zentay Collection, 2006
Object numberEV-6865
DescriptionThis print is a view of the Mount Vernon Mansion from a wooded grove to the northeast, showing the north end of Mansion with Palladian window, piazza, cupola and north covered walkway.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "John G. Chapman. N.A. Painter".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Alfred Jones. N.A. Engraver."
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Copyrighted 1895 / Mount Vernon / The Home of Washington".
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1895
c. 1860
c. 1850