Snapshots of the Past

Washington At Home – Historic Reproduction

Washington At Home — historic image
Washington At Home. Historic image from the Washington collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Step back in time with Washington At Home, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Washington At Home

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Titled simply "Washington At Home," this picture moves away from the public monuments and battlefield scenes that usually come to mind and turns toward private life, which the board's Early Years heading points to. Domestic scenes like this were a favorite of illustrators and photographers who wanted to show famous figures as ordinary people, often drawing on the furniture, clothing, and farm routines of the period. The record offers few specifics, so the image is best read as a later artist's or photographer's view of a founding figure's family life, not as a documented moment.

Original scan8,467 × 6,772 px · prints to 28 × 23 in at 300 dpi
Reference00964u

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