Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen – Vintage Wall Art
![Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, New York : Published by N. Currier, [between 1835 and 1856]. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a1/a1599fedecbd-L.webp)
(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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Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen comes to life in this antique lithograph, 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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The print takes its title from one of the most quoted descriptions of George Washington, a phrase from a resolution Henry Lee offered in Congress in December 1799, shortly after Washington's death. Nathaniel Currier issued this hand-colored lithograph in New York sometime between 1835 and 1856, a period when Washington's likeness hung in many American homes and schoolrooms. The title's pairing of wartime leadership with peacetime virtue reflects how the young republic came to see him as a national symbol, a reputation that Currier's shop was eager to supply to a buying public.
| Created / published | New York : Published by N. Currier, [between 1835 and 1856]. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1830-1860. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7037 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,040 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175245 |
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