Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen – Historic Reproduction
![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/b2/b2403bea00f6-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.)
Description
Step back in time with Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. 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. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful 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.
Washington: first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen
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.
The title quotes a phrase that Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee used in 1799 to describe George Washington, when Lee put forward a congressional resolution honoring the late general and president. The phrase became one of the most repeated tributes to Washington in the decades that followed. Nathaniel Currier's firm issued many Washington prints, and this hand-colored lithograph was published in New York sometime between 1835 and 1856, a period when such images of the nation's founders sold widely in homes and schools. The title alone shows how the print was meant to work: it set Washington's military and civic record in words that Americans of the time already knew by heart.
| 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 | 1,190 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175245 |
More from the Revolutionary War 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.
