Lithograph

Title:

Design of the National Washington Monument, To Be Erected in the City of Washington

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1959.050.03

Creator:

Mills, Robert (1781-1855)Architect; Crehen, Charles G. (b. 1829); William Endicott & Company (1849-1851)

Date:

circa 1846

Description:

Lithograph, Design of the National Washington Monument, To Be Erected in the City of Washington, lithographed by Charles G. Crehen (b. 1829) for William Endicott & Company (1849-1851), after architect Robert Mills (1781-1855), c. 1846. Figures in foreground. Large central stair flanked by classical reclining figures; stairs lead up to ashlar base; center, Doric colonnade form a circular base; laurel wreaths on frieze, roof balustrade, surmounted by a figure (Washington) being pulled by a six-horse chariot; horizontal low-relief sculpture mounted to obelisk rising from the center; obelisk has a star near the top and a flat top without pyramidion. Buildings in background, including the Capitol Building in right background. Printed lower center in margin just below image: "C. G. CREHEN.", "ROBERT MILLS, ARCHt", "LITH OF WM. ENDICOTT & CO. N.Y." Title lower margin in center: "DESIGN / OF THE NATIONAL / WASHINGTON MONUMENT, / TO BE ERECTED IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON." Printed reproduction of ink signatures, below: [omit commas] "Ernestly recommended to the favor of our Countrymen / Z. Taylor, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, Albert Gallatin, / Millard Fillmore, G.M. Dallas, H. Clay, Danl. Webster." On right, lower corner handwritten and printed inscription: [ink] "Caleb Cook [printed] has contributed / [ink] $1.00 [printed] to the erection of this Monument. / [ink] R. Dickerson [print] Agent." To the left, printed: "Base of Pantheon 250 feet diameter / height 100 feet. Height of Obelisk 500 feet." Left of center: "Plan of the Terrace", and to the right of center is a floor plan: "PLAN OF THE PANTHEON". Handwriting on reverse, sideways in script: "Shedd". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-26 W-18.1 inches

Provenance:

This lithograph was printed as a subscription to raise money for the construction of the Washington Monument. By 1836, the Washington National Monument Society raised $22,238.

Credit Line:

Gift of Annie M. Shedd

People:

Cook, Caleb (1793-1871), Crehen, Charles G. (1829- )), Mills, Robert (1781-1855), William Endicott & Company (1849-1851)

Subjects:

Washington Monument, Washington, DC, Architectural drawings, Monuments