Painting

Title:

Residence and Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1965.013.181.1

Creator:

Unidentified artistArtist; Brooke, William H. (1772-1860)Artist; Capone, William H. (1810-1881)Engraver

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Date:

circa 1845

Description:

Landscape painting of Residence and Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac, unidentified artist, c. 1845. Oil on panel. Copied from a sketch by William H. Brooke (1772-1860) and engraved by William H. Capone (1810-1881) in James S. Buckingham, The Slave States of America, 1842. One of a series of three panels by the same artist said to have come from a New Hampshire tavern (1965.013.181.1-3). Artist's conception of Mount Vernon Estate and Washington's tomb (probably based on published print). Hill topped by house with columned porch on left. Tomb at base of hill, lower left, with Gothic arch and flanking pointed corner posts. Large tree in right foreground leaning toward center of picture. Large lake fills right of painting with irregular shoreline and mountains in background. Gilded wood frame.

Material:

Wood
Panel

Dimensions:

H-10.4 W-19.2 D-0.25 inches

Provenance:

One of a group of three paintings on wood in matching frames and apparently by the same artist. Said to have come from a tavern in New Hampshire.

The Rogers Collection -- a gift (and later bequest) of Josephine Rogers given in memory of her husband, Harry K. Rogers -- consists of a large collection of New Hampshire glass, parian ware, and other decorative arts.

Credit Line:

Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799), Rogers, Harry (1886-1961), Rogers, Josephine (1887-1970), Brooke, William H. (1772-1860), Capone, William H. (1810-1881)

Subjects:

Tombs, Trees, Washington's Tomb, Taverns, Mount Vernon, VA