Washington's Mansion, Mount Vernon - Front View
Date1858
Publisher
Harper and Brothers
(American, active 1833 - 1962)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, hand-colored woodcut engraving.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 6 in. × 9 in. (15.24 cm × 22.86 cm)
Overall (H x W): 7 3/8 in. × 10 7/8 in. (18.73 cm × 27.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fields, 1994
Object numberEV-4260/RP-623
DescriptionThis print is an early view of the Mount Vernon mansion’s east front. There are three figures on the lawn and three on the piazza. The Potomac River is visible on the far left of the image. Harper's Weekly, Saturday July 3, 1858, Vol. 2, No. 79, p. 421.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image, centered: "Washington's Mansion, Mount Vernon - Front View."
Printed on the reverse are four columns of text.
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