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

Publisher Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier American
Sitter 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."

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Object Information
  • Title: Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be Inaugurated First President of the United States
  • Publisher: Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Date: 1845
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.8 × 22.5 cm)
    Image and text: 12 3/4 × 8 7/8 in. (32.4 × 22.5 cm)
    Sheet: 14 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (35.8 × 30.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.682.24
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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