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Washington's Landhaus – Historic Reproduction

Washington's Landhaus, [18--?] — antique engraving
Washington's Landhaus, [18--?]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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A window into the past: Washington's Landhaus, preserved in this antique engraving. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Washington's Landhaus

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Washington's Landhaus," whose German title suggests a country house, depicts George Washington's Mount Vernon estate on the Potomac River in Virginia. Washington managed and expanded the property for decades before he died there in 1799. Prints like this one circulated through the 1800s, when the estate was becoming a national shrine, a process that led the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association to buy it in 1858. The record names no maker or exact date, so the engraving is best read as evidence of how the house was pictured and remembered during the century after Washington's death.

Created / published[18--?]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreEngravings 1800-1900.
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799--Homes & haunts--Virginia--Mount Vernon. Dwellings--Virginia--Mount Vernon--1800-1900. Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--1800-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,283 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180010

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