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The tomb of George Washington

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Image ID

420471


Item data

Title

The tomb of George Washington

Collection

Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History
The presidents of Congress, and of the United States
The presidents of Congress, and of the United States: George Washington to Thomas Jefferson.

Names

Steel, James W., 1799-1879 (Engraver)
Steel, James W., 1799-1879 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1840 (Questionable)
Place: Philadelphia

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZP

Subjects

Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)
Tombs & sepulchral monuments -- Virgnina -- Mount Vernon
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Tomb

Genres

Prints

Notes

Citation/Reference: EM1366

Physical Description

Engravings

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG96-F161
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13075511
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f794c7e0-c605-012f-dc02-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1840

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The tomb of George Washington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f794c7e0-c605-012f-dc02-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1840). The tomb of George Washington Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f794c7e0-c605-012f-dc02-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The tomb of George Washington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f794c7e0-c605-012f-dc02-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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