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General Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon (Copy after Engraving in The Port Folio Magazine, 1810)

Pavel Petrovich Svinin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Small stone building with a rounded wooden door set into an arched opening, surrounded by trees on a hill. The building appears to be a tomb. Light-colored stone blocks make up the walls. The door is brown with diagonal panels. There are trees on either side of the structure and behind it. The sky is blueish-gray with white clouds. A body of water is in front of the structure. The scene is framed by a thin black border.

Artwork Details

Date
1811–ca.1813
Medium
Watercolor on white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 390 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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