Washington's Last Interview with His Mother

Various artists/makers

ca. 1860

Not on view

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Washington's Last Interview with His Mother
Printer: H. F. Coates (American, active New York early 1860s)
Publisher: New York Opera House Association
Publisher: Published by (?) William Pate (American, active 1848–65)
Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Sitter: Mary Ball Washington (American, 1707/09–1789)
Date: ca. 1860
Medium: Engraving and stipple engraving
Dimensions: image: 24 x 17 3/4 in. (61 x 45.1 cm)
sheet: 27 11/16 x 21 7/8 in. (70.4 x 55.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Emily C. Chadbourne, 1952
Object Number: 52.585.70
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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