Mount Vernon, 1874
Date1887
Etcher
Unknown
Publisher/Publishing house
Frank Leslie Publishing House
(American, active c.1876 - 1905)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; woodcut engraving.
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 11 in. x 7 3/4 in. (27.94 cm x 19.69 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberEV-5054/RP-774
DescriptionThis print is a hand-colored image of the Mount Vernon mansion with a view of the Piazza. The Potmoc River is visible in the distance and in the foreground figues are shown strolling on the lawn. MarkingsPrinted in ink at the top of the sheet: "Frank Leslie's / Popular / Monthly".
Printed in ink below the upper image (left to right): "Vol. III.--No. 5", "May, 1877.", "$2.50 Per / Annum".
Printed above the text, centered: "The Presidents At Home / By Benson J. Lossing, LL.D.".
Printed in ink in the center of the sheet are two columns of text.
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Mount Vernon.".
Printed in ink on the bottom-left corner of the image: "Vol. III, No. 5--33.".
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c. 1801-1803
c. 1860
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