COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
82-299
Record number:
82-299
JCB call number:
En800 R649m
Image title:
Mount Vernon in Virginia The Seat of the late Lieut: General George Washington Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States
Creator 1:
Alexander Robertson
Creator 1 dates:
1768-1841
Creator 1 role:
Delineavit
Creator 2:
Francis Jukes
Creator 2 dates:
1745-1812
Creator 2 role:
sculpsit
Place image published:
London and New York
Image publisher:
F. Jukes No. 10 Howland Street and by Al. Robertson Columbian Academy Liberty Street
Image date:
1800
Image function:
print
Technique:
mezzotint engraving, coloring
Image dimension height:
30.9 cm.
Image dimension width:
44 cm.
Page dimension height:
36.5 cm.
Page dimension width:
45.5 cm.
Materials medium:
ink, colors
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English
Description:
View of George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, in Virginia with the Potomac River in the background.
notes:
This view is the earliest engraving of Washington's home to be sold in Great Britain. Robertson, together with his brother, Archibald Robertson, established the Columbian Academy, purported to be the first art school in America.
Time Period:
1751-1800
References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Fig. 70
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1982.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
North America
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject headings:
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Estate
Mount Vernon in Virginia The Seat of the late Lieut: General George Washington Commander i...
