Overall very good condition. A strong engraving of one of Stuart's classic images of Washington. This portrait has Washington standing in a formal setting by an ornate chair and table laden with books and documents, and with a column and curtain behind. Washington holds his sword in his left hand, but he reaches out with his right, so representing both war and peace. Engravings of the first President, such as this nice example issued in Massachusetts in the middle of the nineteenth century, would have graced many homes throughout the United States and they had much to do with the widespread conception of the nobility of Washington which most Americans retain to this day.
Light wear in margins, else very good condition.
A large, sentimental image of Washington bidding his mother farewell on the way to his inauguration at New York in 1789. This was to be his last meeting with his mother before her death. Washington's Last Interview with his Mother. One repaired tear on lower left, just into image. Else, very good condition.