Washington's last interview with his mother – Historic Print
(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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Step back in time with Washington's last interview with his mother, a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Washington's last interview with his mother
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This print depicts Washington's farewell to his mother, Mary Ball Washington, a visit that took place at her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1789, shortly before he left to take up the presidency in New York. The emotional exchange shown here is largely a later invention, shaped by moralizing biographies that stressed his devotion to his mother. Published in New York about 1860, the print reflects mid-century audiences' taste for sentimental scenes of the founders. The date comes from an unverified shelflist card, so treat it as approximate.
| Created / published | N.Y. : Published by William Pate, 58 & 60 Fulton St., c1860. |
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| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Title from item. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by William Pate ... Southern District of N.Y. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,022 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111970 |
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