Mount Vernon, New York, known as "Smith's Folly"

Subject House built by William Stephens Smith American

ca. 1796

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Mount Vernon, New York, known as "Smith's Folly"
Subject: House built by William Stephens Smith (American, Long Island, New York 1755–1816 Lebanon, New York)
Date: ca. 1796
Medium: Etching; proof
Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/16 × 12 1/2 in. (23 × 31.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 11/16 in. (26 × 34.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1635
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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