ticketsMember | Make a donation

Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to be Inaugurated First President of the United States

Publisher Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier American
Sitter Portrait of George Washington American
1845
Not on view
George Washington on horseback, accompanied by other gentlemen, is greeted by ladies bearing flowers as he rides over the bridge at Trenton. Banners bear the following inscriptions: "Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776" "The Defender of the Mothers will be the Proctector of the Daughters."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to be Inaugurated First President of the United States
  • Publisher: Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York)
  • Sitter: Portrait of George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Date: 1845
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 11 7/8 × 8 5/8 in. (30.1 × 21.9 cm)
    Sheet: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Emily C. Chadbourne, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.585.45
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Family Register [John Ruddick/Catharine A. Green of Forestburgh, New York and descendants; record of John Ruddick's remarriages]
Nathaniel Currier
1846
All Nice and Hot
Nathaniel Currier
1846–56
Van Amburgh and Co.'s Triumphal Car, Passing the Astor House, April 20th 1846
Nathaniel Currier
Isaac Van Amburgh
1846
The Constitution and Guerriere–Fought August 19th, 1812–The The Guerriere had 15 men killed and 63 wounded–The Constitution had 7 men killed and 7 wounded, Nathaniel Currier American, Hand-colored lithograph
The Constitution and Guerriere–Fought August 19th, 1812–The The Guerriere had 15 men killed and 63 wounded–The Constitution had 7 men killed and 7 wounded
Nathaniel Currier
Sarony & Major
1848
Happy New Year
Nathaniel Currier
1846–56

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.