The Tomb of Washington
Datec. 1850
After
William Henry Brooke
(British, 1772 - 1860)
Publisher
E. B. & E. B. E. Kellogg
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; chromolithograph.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 8 1/8 in. × 12 1/8 in. (20.64 cm × 30.8 cm)
Overall (H x W): 10 in. × 14 in. (25.4 cm × 35.56 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1994
Object numberEV-4283/RP-627
DescriptionThis print is a view of the New Tomb at Mount Vernon. Visitors in nineteenth century dress regard the tomb in the foreground. The image includes depictions of the Mount Vernon mansion, estate, and the Potomac River.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: “E.B. & E.B.E Kellogg, 87 Fulton St. N. York.”
Printed in ink below the image, centered: “The Tomb of Washington. / Mount Vernon, Va. / 535”.
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: “73 Main St. Hartford, Conn.”
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c. 1840
c. 1840
