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Washington, from the President’s House [1848] – Historic Reproduction

Washington, from the President’s House [1848], 1848 — antique lithograph
Washington, from the President’s House [1848], 1848. Antique lithograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(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, from the President’s House [1848], an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Washington, from the President’s House [1848]

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Looking outward from the President's House, this hand-colored lithograph gives a view across the young federal capital in 1848. The print came from New York, where Nathaniel Currier's shop produced inexpensive lithographs of American cities and events for a broad public, and the hand coloring was a common finish that gave such prints a lively, painted look. The city was still taking shape: the Capitol was being enlarged, and the cornerstone of the Washington Monument was laid that summer, so the scene captures a capital still in progress.

Created / published1848
Mediumprint, lithograph, hand-colored
NotesNew York: Currier & Ives
Original scan2,141 × 1,500 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175253

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