Washington's Entry into New York, on the Evacuation of the City by the British, November 25th, 1783
Lithographer Currier & Ives American
Sitter George Washington American
Not on view
Washington in uniform rides a white horse, and is followed by more officers on horseback several of whom carry American flags. The procession is cheered by men, women and children who line the streets of Manhattan and wave from windows.
The New York firm of Currier & Ives grew from a printing business established by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) in 1835. Expansion led, in 1857, to a partnership with James Merritt Ives (1824–1895). The firm operated until 1907, lithographing over 4,000 subjects for distribution across America and Europe with popular categories including landscape, marines, natural history, genre, caricatures, portraits, history and foreign views. Until the 1880s, images were printed in monochrome, then hand-colored by women who worked for the company.
