Life of George Washington / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris. – Antique Print
(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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Life of George Washington / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Life of George Washington / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris.
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This print shows Washington's death and burial, a subject that the record's heading places at Mount Vernon, his Virginia estate, where he died on December 14, 1799, after a short illness. Its Paris origin is notable: the painting was by the American artist Junius Brutus Stearns, and the lithograph was drawn by Régnier and printed by the Lemercier firm, one of the leading lithographic houses of the nineteenth century. The hand coloring, added to the printed sheet, was a common practice for reproductions of this kind, which were sold to a public eager for images of the nation's first president.
| Created / published | Paris : Lemercier, c1853. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Paintings Reproductions 1850-1860.Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1860. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Death & burial. Families--Virginia--1760-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,217 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110194 |
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