Mount Vernon Posters [posters]

Mount Vernon Posters [posters]

George Washington Landing in New York City for his inauguration as first President of the United States of America April 30, 1789|Go. Washington, First President of the United States 1789-1797.

2 colored posters ; on sheets 36 x 49 cm.

P&E L2006D62 mod

These two posters are available in the gift shop at Mount Vernon. One is a colored print of the engraving by John McRae titled: First in Peace. The original is in the Willard-Budd Collection at Mount Vernon and shows George Washington in a decorated boat being rowed to the dock in New York to greet his family and friends during the first Inaugural. This poster was originally assessed as L1993.1.415. The second is a photo reproduction of the framed portrait of George Washington by Rembrandt Peale which is also in the possession of Mount Vernon. There are 2 copies of the poster with the Peale portrait. One was originally assessed as L1993.1.414.

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