Residence of Washington, Mount Vernon.
Date1830-1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 11 7/8in. (23.5 x 30.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 5/8 x 12in. (27 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 5/8 x 12in. (27 x 30.5cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionView of the facade of a mansion with a two-story porch supported by eight square pillars, with a balustrade, a dormer, two chimneys, and a cupola with a weathervane on the roof. A smaller porch is at the left, and a covered walkway leads toward an outbuilding. Windows and some doors have louvered shutters. A woman is seated on a bench beneath the portico, and a man and a woman walk on the grassy lawn in the foreground. Large trees are in the background.
Object number1973.83.3
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "RESIDENCE OF WASHINGTON, / MOUNT VERNON."On verso, in pencil: upper right, "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 21"; lower right, accession number.
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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