Mount Vernon

Status

Not on view

Date1850

Possible maker George Devereux

Printer Hogan and Thompson

Geography Made - United StatesPublished - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, colored wood engraving, chromoxylograph

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 6 1/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (15.56 cm x 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Parker Crutchfield, 1961

Object numberEV-1186

DescriptionOval view of the front of the mansion from the east. In the foreground are three people, a man sitting, a woman with a bonnet standing, and a man standing with a cane. In the background there is a gazebo, and behind this is the Potomac. Sailing on the Potomac are two masted ships, one in the center of the view, and the other near the left edge visible through trees. Around the image is a light grey rectangular frame. Bordering the image are dark grey flowers, and below is a flag and a scroll laying nearly flat.

When looked at through a lens, the image has a number of registration issues, with color having been placed where it should not of been. This shows that each color was printed sperately, one on top of the other.
Published References C. M. Kirkland, Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art, Edited by John S. Hart. Vol. 7 (Philadelphia, PA: John Sartain &, 1850).

MarkingsPrinted above image: "Sartain's Magazine." Printed below image: "Devereux, Del, at Sc. /Hogan & Thompson, Print." Printed below image centered: "MOUNT VERNON."

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