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The Birthplace of Washington
Engraved by: Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Smillie (American, active 1830s and 40s)
After: John Gadsby Chapman (American, 1808–1889)
After: John Gadsby Chapman (American, 1808–1889)
1842
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving on steel
Credit Line
Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter
Accession Number01.8710
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, in image, on tablet at lower center: Here / on the 11th February 1732 / Geo Washington / was Born
In plate, at lower left: Painted by J. G. Chapman.
In plate, at lower right: Engraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Smillie.
In plate, below image, at center: The Birthplace of Washington.
In plate, at lower margin: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1842 by C. Thomas & Co. in the Clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
In plate, at lower left: Painted by J. G. Chapman.
In plate, at lower right: Engraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Smillie.
In plate, below image, at center: The Birthplace of Washington.
In plate, at lower margin: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1842 by C. Thomas & Co. in the Clerk's office of the District Court of Massachusetts.
ProvenanceBy 1900, Abram Edmands Cutter (b. 1822 - d. 1900), Brookline, MA; 1901, bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter to the MFA. (Date accessioned: October 1, 1901)