The Tomb Of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: The Tomb Of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia, preserved in this antique lithograph. 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. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The Tomb Of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia
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The tomb in this print is the family vault on the grounds of Mount Vernon, the Potomac-side estate where George Washington lived and where he was buried in 1799. Currier & Ives, the New York firm that turned out inexpensive lithographs for a mass market, produced many scenes of Washington's home and grave, and this hand-colored version would have been sold to Americans who wanted a patriotic image of the first president's resting place. The vault, a brick structure set into a hillside above the river, was a common pilgrimage stop in the decades after the Civil War, when Mount Vernon was increasingly treated as a national shrine.
| Created / published | c. 1856-1907 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print, lithograph, hand-colored |
| Notes | Published by Currier & Ives, New York |
| Original scan | 3,621 × 3,017 px · prints to 12 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 01376u |
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