A view of the Presidents house in the city of Washington after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 / G. Munger del. ; W. Strickland sculp. – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A view of the Presidents house in the city of Washington after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 / G. Munger del. ; W. Strickland sculp. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A view of the Presidents house in the city of Washington after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 / G. Munger del. ; W. Strickland sculp.
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The first thing that sets this aquatint apart is its subject: the President's House in Washington, shown in the ruined state left after British troops set fire to it on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812. The engraving was drawn by G. Munger and engraved by W. Strickland, and the hand coloring adds a note of immediacy to a scene of smoldering walls and gutted rooms. The burning was a humiliating moment for the young republic, and the building that James Madison and his family had only recently occupied became a symbol of national resilience once it was rebuilt.
| Created / published | 1814 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : aquatint, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Aquatints Hand-colored 1810-1820. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Madison, James,--1751-1836--Homes & haunts. White House (Washington, D.C.)--1810-1820. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,280 × 1,028 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111051 |
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