The East Front of Mount Vernon, Edward Savage heavy stock Embossed Print 20 x 14

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The East Front of Mount Vernon, Edward Savage heavy stock Embossed Print 20 x 14:
$39.99

The East Front of Mount Vernon by Edward Savage ~ \"Home of George Washington\" Embossed PrintFrame-able condition, pressure marks, and light warping. Small yellowing spots on back see photo 10
( I also have listed the companion print \"The West Front of Mount Vernon\" by Savage, if both are purchased, they will ship together at no additional cost )
*Please excuse the quality of some of the close-up photos, I want to show you the wonderful details but the rich colors wash out a bit with my camera*
This 1792 historical painting shows the east front of the Mansion on the hill overlooking the Potomac River and the surrounding lands of Washington\'s 8000 acre plantation. George Washington once wrote: \"No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this\"

Print of the original: The East Front of Mount Vernon by Edward Savage (American, 1761 - 1817), c.1787-1792, oil on canvas, H-2445/A, Mount Vernon Ladies\' Association, Bequest of Helen W. Thompson

Embossed - Bottom Left Corner \"Mount Vernon\"

Embossed - Botton RIght Corner \"The Home of George Washington\"

Printed on white matte finished heavy stock

Measures: Overall 20.5\" w x 14\" h / Image 18\" w x 11\" h

This print will be stored flat until time to ship. It will then be gently rolled and shipped in a triangular tube mailer. It is recommended that as soon asyour package arrives,the print is removed from the mailer and either framed or stored flat.
The Mansion Mount Vernon was originally constructed in 1735 by George Washington\'s father, Augustine. When Washington acquired the estate at the age of 22, he significantly enlarged and expanded the home. Today this meticulously-restored historic home is preserved as a national shrine and is open to the public every day of the year.About the Artist - by Lydia Mattice Brandt, Ph.D, University of South Carolina (excerpt)
Edward Savage was born in Princeton, Massachusetts, in 1761, Edward Savage was a self-taught painter and engraver. After working briefly as a goldsmith, by the early 1780\'s Savage was painting commissioned copies of portraits of prominent Bostonians originally painted by John Singleton Copley. In 1789, Harvard University sent the aspiring artist to paint a portrait of then-president George Washington. This early connection to Washington defined Savage\'s career. He painted seven portraits of Washinton and two of Martha Washington. Undoubtedly his most famous work, The Washington Family, was the only contemporary painting to depict the first president at Mount Vernon. Savage died at his Princeton farm in 1817. While his abilities as a painter and engraver have been questioned by historians of American art since the mid-nineteenth century, The Washington Family remains one of the most popular images of Washington.
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