View of Mount Vernon, the Seat of Gen. Washington
Date18 December 1798
Engraver
Isaac Weld
(Irish, 1774 - 1856)
Publisher
John Stockdale
(English, 1750 - 1814)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; etching.
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. x 10 in. (20.96 cm x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John H. Guy, Jr., Vice Regent for Virginia, 1995
Object numberEV-4361.2/RP-646
DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular view of the east front of Mount Vernon. The mansion appears at the upper right of the image. The lawn in front of the mansion slopes down towards the Potomac River on the left where three sailing vessels are visible. There are clusters of trees on the slope and in the left and right foreground. There are two fences that follow the line of the slope and terminate in a “V” pattern. Also in the foreground are two men, one of whom seems to carry a rifle. A cluster of clouds is visible on the upper right and wispy clouds along the horizon.
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