East View of Mt. Vernon Mansion
Date1859-1861
Lithographer
Robertson, Seibert & Shearman
(American, active 1859 - 1861)
Printer
Robertson, Seibert & Shearman
(American, active 1859 - 1861)
Publisher
N. S. Bennett
(American, active c. 1860)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; chromolithograph
DimensionsImage (H x W): 10 1/2 in. × 15 1/2 in. (26.67 cm × 39.37 cm)
Overall (H x W): 14 5/8 in. × 20 7/8 in. (37.15 cm × 53.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mowry, 1962
Object numberEV-1211
DescriptionThis print is a landscape view of east front of the Mount Vernon mansion, featuring the historic piazza and cupola. In the image, several groups of people socialize on the lawn in the foreground. In the background is a view of the Potomac River. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: “Lith.& Printed in Colours by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman 93 Fulton St. N.Y.”
Printed in ink below the image, centered: “East View of Mt. Vernon Mansion. / (Published by N. S. Bennett, in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association.)”.
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c. 1859
c. 1850