West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion
Date1859
Lithographer
Robertson, Seibert & Shearman
(American, active 1859 - 1861)
Publisher
N. S. Bennett
(American, active c. 1860)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand colored lithograph
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 14 3/4 in. x 19 7/8 in. (37.47 cm x 50.48 cm)
Plate (H x W): The Plate has the same dimensions as the image.
Image (H x W): 10 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in. (26.67 cm x 39.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arthur J. Dewey Jr., Vice Regent for Vermont, 1990
Object numberEV-4035/RP-518
DescriptionLandscape format print of the west front of the Mount Vernon mansion with some of the colonnades pictured on either side. There are a few trees in the background framing the house. In the foreground there are a number of stylishly dressed grouping of figures. There are two horse-drawn carriages in the image and three figures on horseback.1853
MarkingsPrinted in center below image: “WEST VIEW OF MT. VERNON MANSION. / (Published by N. S. Bennett, Washington, D.C. in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association.)”
Printed in lower left below image: “Lith by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman 93 Fulton St. N.Y.”.
Printed in lower right below image: “Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1859 by N.S. Bennett in the Clerk’s Office, of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York”.
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1859-1861
1859-1861
After 1943
c. 1801-1803
