View of the North from the Lawn at Mount Vernon
Description
Watercolor on paper of "View to the North from the Lawn at Mount Vernon", 1796, from the Latrobe Sketchbooks, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. On July 16, 1796, Latrobe journeyed to President George Washington's Virginia estate "Mount Vernon" to deliver a letter from Washington's nephew, and Latrobe's friend, Bushrod Washington (1762-1829). Washington and Latrobe dined several times during that day and the next morning for breakfast and discussed economic and business interests at home and abroad. This view, looking north from Mt. Vernon shows both Little Hunting Creek and the Potomac River on July 17, 1796. Today, the land across the water is part of Alexandria, Virginia.
Date
1796-07-17