Mount Vernon the Home of Washington
Date1861
After
Edward Meyer Kern
(American, c.1822 - 1863)
Printer
Middleton, Strobridge & Co.
(Active c. 1847)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; hand-colored lithograph.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 18 in. × 27 1/2 in. (45.72 cm × 69.85 cm)
Overall (H x W): 21 1/2 in. × 30 in. (54.61 cm × 76.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1963
Object numberEV-1274
DescriptionThis print is an early view of the east front of the Mount Vernon mansion and estate. The image includes surrounding buildings and gardens, spanning from the green house and slave quarters on the far right to the summer house on the far left. The Potomac River is visible in the background. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Drawn from Sketch by Kern".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by Campbell in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio. / Mount Vernon / The Home of Washington".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Executed by Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Cinn".
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