Washington delivering his inaugural address April 1789, in the old city hall, New-York / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd. – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Washington delivering his inaugural address April 1789, in the old city hall, New-York / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Washington delivering his inaugural address April 1789, in the old city hall, New-York / painted by T.H. Matteson ; engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd.
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Tompkins Harrison Matteson's painting shows George Washington delivering his first inaugural address on the balcony of Federal Hall, the former city hall in lower Manhattan where he took the oath of office on April 30, 1789. The engraving by Horace Sadd, issued by John Neale in 1849, reproduces the scene from a picture Matteson painted for the print, and it includes the text of the speech in letterpress. Such mid-century prints were popular as patriotic images, and this one shows how Americans of the 1840s imagined the nation's founding moment.
| Created / published | New York : Published by John Neale, 56 Carmine Street, 1849 ( printed by Neale & Pate) |
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| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint + letterpress text of speech. |
| Genre | Paintings Reproductions 1840-1850.Proofs 1840-1850.Letterpress works 1840-1850.Mezzotints 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Title from item. Caption continues: From the original picture painted expressly for this engraving. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by John Neale, in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Inauguration. Washington, George,--1732-1799--Public appearances. Presidents Inaugural addresses. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,245 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109746 |
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