Life of George Washington--The farmer / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris. – Historic Print
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This antique lithograph of Life of George Washington--The farmer / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Life of George Washington--The farmer / painted by Stearns ; lith. by Régnier, imp. Lemercier, Paris.
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Washington appears here as a working farmer on his Mount Vernon estate, the Virginia plantation where he spent much of his adult life and tried out new agricultural methods. The composition comes from a painting by Stearns, rendered as a color lithograph by Régnier and printed by the Paris firm Lemercier around 1853. The subjects listed for the print point to the enslaved African Americans who labored on the farm, a reminder that the estate's productivity depended on forced labor.
| Created / published | Paris : Lemercier, c1853. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Paintings Reproductions 1850-1860.Lithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Reference copy in Presidential File. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Homes & haunts. Farming--Virginia--1760-1800. African Americans--Virginia--1760-1800. Slaves--Virginia--1760-1800. Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--1760-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,485 × 1,203 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-176214 |
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