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West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion

West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion (Published by N. S. Bennett, in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon  ...
West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion
West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion (Published by N. S. Bennett, in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon  ...
West View of Mt. Vernon Mansion (Published by N. S. Bennett, in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association.) Printer: Robertson, Seibert & Shearman Publisher: N. S. Bennett 1859-1861
Status
Not on view
Date1859-1861
Lithographer (American, active 1859 - 1861)
Publisher (American, active c. 1860)
Geography Made - United States
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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