West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion
Date1859-1861
Lithographer
Robertson, Seibert & Shearman
(American, active 1859 - 1861)
Publisher
N. S. Bennett
(American, active c. 1860)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; chromolithograph.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 14 1/8 in. x 17 3/8 in. (35.88 cm x 44.13 cm)
Plate (H x W): 10 1/2 in. x 15 in. (26.67 cm x 38.1 cm)
Image (H x W): Image and Plate are the same dimensions.
Credit LinePurchase, 1960
Object numberEV-1052
DescriptionLandscape format print of the west front of the Mount Vernon mansion with some of the colonnades pictured on either side. There are a few trees in the background framing the house. In the foreground there are a number of stylishly dressed grouping of figures. There are two horse-drawn carriages in the image and three figures on horseback.1859-1861
MarkingsPrinted on an adhesive sticker in the upper-right corner: "399".
Printed in center below image: “WEST VIEW OF MT. VERNON MANSION. / (Published by N.S. Bennett, in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association.)"
Printed below the image in the bottom-right corner: "Lith. & Printed in Colours by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman 93 Fulton St. N.Y.”
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1859-1861
After 1943
1859-1861
