Illustration for Washington's Birthday – Vintage 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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Illustration for Washington's Birthday comes to life in this antique engraving, 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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Illustration for Washington's Birthday
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Cut by the engraver Pierson, this wood engraving appeared in volume 6 of *Gleason's Pictorial* in 1854, on page 113, as an illustration for Washington's Birthday. In the 1850s, the anniversary was marked with speeches, parades, and printed tributes, and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, founded in 1853, had begun working to preserve George Washington's estate. Illustrated weeklies like *Gleason's* helped shape how Americans pictured the first president, so the print is worth viewing both as a portrait and as a piece of popular publishing.
| Created / published | 1854 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1850-1860.Wood engravings 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Gleason's pictorial, 1854, v. 6, p. 113. Wood engraving by Pierson. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Commemoration. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,117 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-162928 |
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