Mount Vernon, from the Potomac River
Date1874
After
Frederick B. Schell
(American, 1838 - 1905)
Publisher
J. A . & R. A. Reid
(American, active 1875 - 1889)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand-colored woodcut.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 in. × 9 7/8 in. (17.78 cm × 25.08 cm)
Plate (H x W): Unknown, sheet has been trimmed.
Image (H x W): 4 3/8 in. × 7 3/8 in. (11.11 cm × 18.73 cm)
Credit LineGift of Deborah S. DuSault, Patricia S. Meyers, and Charles M. Sullivan, 1997
Object numberEV-4942/RP-735
DescriptionLandscape format print of the Potomac River at night. Three figures sit in a row boat in the foreground, slightly right of center. A ship can be seen in the distance on the left. In the background, the east front of Mount Vernon is situated in the center of the image atop a hill and surrounded by trees. A waxing crescent moon is pictured in the upper left. The reverse of the print is page 277 of a book containing text about Alexandria beneath a printed picture of Howard University.After 1884
SignedPrinted signature in the lower-left corner of the image: "Fred B. Schell".
Printed signature below the lower-right corner of the image: "K.H. Gurn".
MarkingsPrinted below the image, centered: “Mount Vernon, From the Potomac River".
Printed on the reverse upper edge: "The City of Alexandria", "277".
Printed on the reverse is book text.
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c. 1796
