Lady Washington's reception – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
Lady Washington's reception 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.
Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. 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.
Lady Washington's reception
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Few details in this record set the print apart from others on the board, but its title points to Martha Washington, who was known for the formal receptions she held as first lady in New York and Philadelphia in the 1790s. Those gatherings set a standard for republican etiquette, balancing public ceremony with the new nation's suspicion of royal courts. A print dated around 1861 draws on that memory at a moment when the country was splitting apart and both sides invoked Washington's legacy. The "Copyright Deposit" note shows the image was registered for copyright, a common step for prints of this period that were meant for wide sale.
| Created / published | c1861. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Genre | A.H." |
| Notes | Copyright Deposit |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 904 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110223 |
More from the Presidents collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
