Residence of Washington, Mount Vernon.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

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)

ClassificationsGraphics

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.

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