Title

Angelica Peale Crowning Washington', (1877).

Caption

'Angelica Peale Crowning Washington', (1877). George Washington, the first President of the United States, is crowned with a flower garland at Gray's Ferry, near Philadelphia. The general of the Continental troops during the Revolutionary War, Washington (1732-1799) was hailed as a hero as he travelled to his inauguration in New York City. From "Our Country: a Household History for All Readers, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time", Volume 2, by Benson J. Lossing. [Johnson & Miles, New York, 1877]

Date

1877

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F13_234

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,5Mb (5,5Mb) / 18,6in x 12,9in / 5579 x 3855 (300dpi)

Keywords

engraving nature animal female people male girl girls man men horse riding rider flower flowers plant plants country guy garland location century welcome welcoming general concept B&W MONOCHROME United States of America 19th century black & white black and white B W 18th century crowning Eighteenth Century nineteenth century American history historic America USA The Print Collector George Washington George Felix Octavius Carr Darley engraving united states Washington Miles Major Washington General Washington Albert Bobbett Bobbett Albert Bobbett Alfred Alfred Bobbett Darley Felix Octavius Carr Felix O.C. Darley Darley Felix O.C. Felix Darley Darley Felix Benson John Lossing Lossing Benson John Benson J. Benson J Benson J. Lossing Benson J Lossing Johnson & Miles Johnson & hagiographical hero's welcome