Lithograph

Title:

Washington's Reception by the Ladies on the Bridge at Trenton, New Jersey, April 1789

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1975.086.02

Creator:

Baillie, James S. (fl. 1838-1855)Artist

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1848

Description:

Hand-colored lithograph, Washington's Reception by the Ladies on the Bridge at Trenton, New Jersey, April 1789, by James S. Baillie (fl. 1838-1855), 1848. Ink and watercolor on paper. Washington with four additional soldiers coming through a covered bridge decorated with garlands, surrounded by young ladies and small girls offering flowers. The men are on horseback. An eagle and four flags surmount the bridge's arched opening; banner in eagle's mouth "PRINCETON MONMOUTH". A banner draped around the garland over the arch: "THE HERO WHO DEFENDED THE MOTHERS / AT THE BATTLE OF TRENTON DEC. 26 1776. / WILL PROTECT THE DAUGHTERS." Printed inscription lower margin: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1848, by J. Baillie, in the Clerk's Office of the Dist. Court of the Southern Dist. of N.Y. / WASHINGTON'S RECEPTION BY THE LADIES ON THE BRIDGE / AT TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, APRIL 1789. / ON HIS WAY TO NEW-YORK, TO BE INAUGURATED FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. / Published by James Baillie, 87th St. near 3rd Avenue N.Y." Pencil inscription on reverse:"Aaron L. Brown / Grantham, N.H. 1849". Molded mahogany veneer frame, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14.1 W-10.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799)

Subjects:

Washington, George