N.W. View of the Mansion of George Washington

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Datec. 1841

Maker Philip Haas (German-American, 1808 - c.1863)

Owner Edwine Louise Blake Danforth, Vice Regent for New York (American, 1864 - 1961)

Geography Probably made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored etching

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 10 7/8 in. x 15 1/4 in. (27.62 cm x 38.74 cm) Plate (H x W): Unknown, sheet has been trimmed. Image (H x W): 7 7/8 in. x 13 3/4 in. (20 cm x 34.93 cm)

Credit LineMount Vernon Collection

Object numberEV-5096/RP-775

DescriptionA northwest view of the front facade of the Mount Vernon Mansion. The scene includes dependency buildings to the right and left of the mansion. In the background is a cloudscape in the sky, as well as a number of trees framing the mansion. In the foreground of the print are a number of figures. From left to right: there is a dog, child and man and woman standing outside of a dependancy building facing right. The woman holds a parsol. Further in the fregraound is an African American man holding a bundle under his arm. The central two figures are gentlem with their backs to the print's viewer facing the mansion facade. The gentleman on the left gestures towards the mansion. Pictured, there is also a man under one of the trees the house entrance. To the extreme righ tof the scene is a horse tied to a post.
c.1841
Published ReferencesHarry T. Peters, America on Stone: The Other Printmakers to the American People, (New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1931).

MarkingsPrinted in center below image: “N.W. View of the Mansion of George Washington / Mount Vernon.”. Printed in lower left corner: “Landmark Series No. 11”.

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