Image of an eye-level view of the east facade of the Mount Vernon mansion on George Washington's Virginia estate, showing the two-story porch, with strolling visitors on the lawn in the foreground, and the Potomac River in the distance. "Lith. by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman 93 Fulton St. N.Y."--text, bottom left margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1859, by N.S. Bennett, in the Clerks Office, of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom right margin. "(Published by N. S. Bennett, Washington, D.C. in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association.)"--text, bottom margin centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 33.66 x 51.12 cm (13 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.)
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--Pictorial works Dwellings--Pictorial works Historic buildings--Pictorial works Tourism--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection View Prints Large Size South The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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