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Mount Vernon, Virginia, the seat of the late Genl. G. Washington.

Mount Vernon, Virginia, the seat of the late Genl. G. Washington.
Mount Vernon, Virginia, the seat of the late Genl. G. Washington.
Mount Vernon, Virginia, the seat of the late Genl. G. Washington.
Status
Not on view
Date1808
Maker (British, 1755 - 1834)
Publisher (British, 1755 - 1834)
Geography Made - United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 3/8 in. x 10 in. (18.73 cm x 25.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1962
Object numberEV-1228
DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular view of the east front of Mount Vernon. In the right foreground, a man on foot is holding a horse by the reigns. In the left foreground, a horse gallops across the lawn. The view is framed by two trees on the left and a cluster of trees on the right.
MarkingsPrinted below image: “Mount Vernon, Virginia, the seat of the late Genl. G. Washington./Drawn Engraved & Published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsylva./”
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