Mount Vernon, Home of Washington
Date1859
Artist
Henry Whateley
(1824-1901)
Lithographer
Thomas S. Sinclair
(British-American, 1805 - 1881)
Publisher
Jacob N. Hensel
(American, active c. 1859)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand colored lithograph.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 16 in. × 24 1/2 in. (40.64 cm × 62.23 cm)
Overall (H x W): 18 5/8 in. × 26 in. (47.31 cm × 66.04 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles Custis Harrison, Vice Regent for Pennsylvania, 1920
Object numberEV-4442/RP-658
DescriptionThis print is an aerial view of the Mount Vernon mansion and estate. Included in the image are depictions of the New Tomb, out-buildings, summer house, and Potomac River. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: “H. Whateley, del.”
Printed in ink below the image, centered: “Entered according to act of congress in the Year 1859 by Jacob M. Hensel in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania / MOUNT VERNON, HOME OF WASHINGTON. / Representing the Two Hundred Acres, purchased by the Ladies Association."
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: “T. Sinclair’s lith, 311 Chestnut St Philada.”
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