Mount Vernon
Dateafter 1803
After
William Russell Birch
(British, 1755 - 1834)
Geography
Possibly made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving, etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 4 3/16 in. × 6 7/8 in. (10.64 cm × 17.46 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1956
Object numberEV-341
DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular print of the east front of Mount Vernon. In the foreground is a gentlemen holding a long object, with a dog to the viewer’s left and a horse to the right. The mansion is framed by a cluster of trees to the right and in front of the portico. There are two trees on the left of the image. The Potomac River is visible in the background.MarkingsPrinted in upper right of image: “Pa 153”.
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c. 1801-1803
18 December 1798
1844-1850
