The Tomb of Washington
Datec. 1850
Etcher
Washington Hood
(American, 1808 - 1840)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 in. × 10 3/4 in. (20.32 cm × 27.31 cm)
Image (H x W): 5 3/16 in. × 8 1/8 in. (13.12 cm × 20.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Kiplinger Family, 2018
Object numberM-5631
DescriptionThis print is an image of the new tomb at Mount Vernon. The tomb is depicted in a wooded area and framed by evergreen trees. In the foreground is an image of a man in nineteenth-century dress wearing a top hat and carrying a cane regarding the tomb. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom left side of the image: "Capt. Washington Hood, del.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "The Tomb of Washington".
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c. 1850
c. 1840
c. 1840
1844-1850
