View of Mount Vernon
Date1798
Publisher
John Stockdale
(English, 1750 - 1814)
Engraver
Isaac Weld
(Irish, 1774 - 1856)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 6 in. × 8 3/4 in. (15.24 cm × 22.23 cm)
Credit LineMount Vernon Collection
Object numberEV-4361.1/RP-646
DescriptionHorizontal, rectangular view of the east front of Mount Vernon. The mansion appears at the upper right of the image. The lawn in front of the mansion slopes down towards the Potomac River on the left where three sailing vessels are visible. There are clusters of trees on the slope and in the left and right foreground. There are two fences that follow the line of the slope and terminate in a “V” pattern. Also in the foreground are two men, one of whom seems to carry a rifle. A small cluster of clouds is visible on the upper left.
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18 December 1798
1844-1850
c. 1825
c. 1801-1803
1650-1775
after 1803
1800-1820
