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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Mount Vernon, Virginia, the Seat of the late General G. Washington

ArtistWilliam Russell Birch, British, 1755–1834
Date1808
MediumHand-colored copper engraving
Dimensions9 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (25.1 x 33.3 cm)
Mark(s)l.c.: Mount Vernon, Virginia, the Seat of the late Genl. G. Washington. / Drawn Engraved & Published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsylva.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.33.7
ClassificationPrint
Provenance(William Reese Company, New Haven, CT, William Reese Collection of American Color Plate Books); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
Mount Vernon, Virgin…9.9 × 13.1 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 18× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.