Mount Vernon
Date1853
After
C. H. Wells
(American active c. 1859)
Engraver
J. H. Byram
(active c. 1850)
Printer
F. Collins
(active c. 1850)
Publisher
J. H. Byram
(active c. 1850)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueOil pigment on paper, chromolithograph.
DimensionsUpper Image (H x W): 14 7/8 in. × 20 in. (37.78 cm × 50.8 cm)
Lower Image (H x W): 3 in. × 4 1/8 in. (7.62 cm × 10.48 cm)
Overall (H x W): 19 in. × 21 1/2 in. (48.26 cm × 54.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Constantine Broutsas, 1993
Object numberEV-4212/RP-598
DescriptionThis print is a view of the east front of the Mount Vernon mansion. On the far left of the print is a summer house overlooking the Potomac River. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Drawn on the spot and in Color by C.H. Wells."
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Printed in oil colors by F. Collins."
Printed in ink below the bottom image: "Tomb of Washington".
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1853-1860
1859-1861
