The Government House [print]

The Government House [print]

1 two-tone photomechanical print ; 20 x 27 cm. on sheet 21 x 28 cm.

P&E L2003D275m

This is a photomechanical reproduction of the water color painting of the government house in New York by Milbourne. The painter's signature appears in the lower right of the painting. The house sits center right in the painting with a street scene showing the other homes in the area. Below the title it reads: "This edifice was erected in 1790, at the foot of Broad Way, facing Bowling Green. It was originally designed for the residence of Gen.l Washington (the President of the United States,) but, the Capitol being removed, he never occupied it. It then became the Governor's House; and was the residence of Governors George Clinton and John Jay. The building was subsequently used for the Custom House, from the year 1799, until 1815, when it was taken down."
Below the print on the left, it reads:"Palmer & Oliver, N.Y."

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