Washington's reception by the ladies, on passing the bridge at Trenton, N.J. April,--1789: on his way to New York to be inaugurated first President of the United States – 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.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Washington's reception by the ladies, on passing the bridge at Trenton, N.J. April,--1789: on his way to New York to be inaugurated first President of the United States in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Washington's reception by the ladies, on passing the bridge at Trenton, N.J. April,--1789: on his way to New York to be inaugurated first President of the United States
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Currier's hand-colored lithograph shows the moment Washington crossed the Trenton bridge in April 1789, when local women greeted him with a welcome that the print makes into a set piece of ceremony. He was traveling from Mount Vernon to New York to take the oath as the first President of the United States, and the reception at Trenton, where he passed under a decorated arch, became one of the most repeated images of his journey. The print was issued around 1845, decades after the event, so it reflects how Americans of that era preferred to remember Washington: as a gracious national father, framed by flowers, white-clad maidens, and patriotic display.
| Created / published | New York : Published by N. Currier, c1845. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7077 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,241 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175256 |
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