Title

The Death of Washington', (1877).

Caption

'The Death of Washington', (1877). George Washington on his deathbed, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, 14 December 1799. Washington (1732-1799), general of the Continental troops during the Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States, died after catchingt a cold which developed into a throat infection. His doctors bled him, blistered him, and tried unsuccessfully to make him gargle with 'molasses, vinegar, and butter'. 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_237

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,4Mb (4,2Mb) / 18,8in x 12,9in / 5626 x 3874 (300dpi)

Keywords

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