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View of Mount Vernon looking to the north.
Subject:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, Works on paper, Landscape, Latrobe Family, Houses, Mount Vernon (Va.)
Item ID:
1960.108.1.2.13
Creator:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Description:
View of Mount Vernon looking to the north. July 17, 1796. The portico faces to the east. Watercolor by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
Date of Original:
1796
Collection:
Latrobe Sketchbooks, Museum Department
Type/Size:
Image
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 

