Washington's House

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Datec. 1852

Publisher Herrmann J. Meyer (German-American, 1826 - 1909)

Geography Published - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 3/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (18.73 cm x 26.04 cm) Other (Image H x W): 4 1/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (10.48 cm x 15.88 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. Lalor Burdick, Vice Regent for Delaware, 1964

Object numberEV-1288

DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular view of the east front of Mount Vernon. The mansion occupies the far right. A path extending from the lower right to the entrance of the mansion frames the right side of the image. Three figures – a man, a woman, and a child – stand on the east lawn with their backs to the viewer, gazing at the Potomac in the background. Additional figures can be seen beneath a grove of trees on the lawn and to the left of the piazza. In the sky above the river, beams of sunlight stream from behind a cloud.
Published ReferencesMargaret Brown Klapthor and Howard Alexander Morrison. G. Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage. Washington, D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. p. 141.

MarkingsPrinted below image on left: “DRAWN AFTER NATURE”. Printed below image on right “For the proprietor: HERRMANN J. MEYER”. Printed below image in center: “WASHINGTON’S HOUSE / MOUNT VERNON”. Printed below image on left: “Published for HERRMANN J. MEYER. 164, William-Street. NEWYORK.” Printed below image on right: “Copyright secured according to ACT of CONGRESS”.

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