Mount Vernon, Home of Washington
Date1859
Artist
Henry Whateley
(1824-1901)
Lithographer
Thomas S. Sinclair
(British-American, 1805 - 1881)
Publisher
Jacob N. Hensel
(American, active c. 1859)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; lithograph
DimensionsImage (H x W): 16 in. × 24 1/2 in. (40.64 cm × 62.23 cm)
Overall (H x W): 19 7/8 in. × 28 in. (50.48 cm × 71.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frank G. Strachan, Vice Regent for Louisiana, 1973
Object numberEV-5380/RP-247
DescriptionThis print is a landscape format view of the Mount Vernon estate as it was purchased by the original MVLA. The image includes a view of the Potomac in the foreground. On the left side of the image can be seen the new tomb, gardens, orchards and dependancy buildings. The Mount Vernon mansion is depicted on the right of this image. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image on the bottom-left: "H. Whateley, del.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1859 by Jacob M. Hensel in the Clerks Office if the district Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Mount Vernon, Home of Washington / Representing the Two hundred Acres purchased by the Ladies Association.".
Printed in ink below the image on the bottom-right: "T. Sinclair's lith. 311 Chestnut St Phila.".
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c.1840-1870