[View of Mount Vernon South Elevation] [art original].

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Title: [View of Mount Vernon South Elevation] [art original].
Alternative Title: View of Mount Vernon from the south with the old family vault in the foreground
Published / Created: [19th century]
Publication Place: United States
Abstract: A view of Mount Vernon from the south. Mount Vernon is visible at the summit of a distant hill above the Potomac River. A few boats navigate the waters. In the foreground, just beyond a wooded hillock, a horse and rider pause in a dirt road that passes in front of the family tomb where a standing man gestures at the entrance
Description: Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal.
Artist unidentified. From 2005 Christie's appraisal: American School, 19th century.
Provenance: Inherited by Mrs. Lewis from her aunt Annie Burr Jennings, Vice-Regent for Connecticut at Mount Vernon.
Extent: 1 painting : framed to 15 x 21 in.
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: Paintings American 19th century
Material: oil on canvas ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate),
Subject (Topic): Landscape painting
Subjects: Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Landscape painting
American > 19th century

Access: Public
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Citation: View of Mount Vernon from the South with the Old Family Vault in the Foreground. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.