The New Tomb of Washington
Date1834
Engraver
Alonzo Hartwell
(American, 1805 - 1873)
Publisher
Boston Bewick Company
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; woodcut engraving.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 5 15/16 in. × 5 1/2 in. (15.08 cm × 13.97 cm)
Overall (H x W): 11 in. × 6 7/8 in. (27.94 cm × 17.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fields, 1994
Object numberEV-4262/RP-623
DescriptionThis print is an image of the Old Tomb of the Washingtons on the Mount Vernon estate. The American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge 1, No. 6 (1834): 105.
MarkingsPrinted in ink above the image, centered: “Of Useful Knowledge. / The New Tomb of Washington".
Printed in ink on the upper-right corner: “105”.
Printed in ink below the image are two columns of text.
On the reverse of the sheet is a printed image of a tulip and two columns of text.
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March 1791
