Visit of the Prince of Wales, President Buchanan, and Dignitaries to the Tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon, October 1860
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Object Details
- Artist
- Thomas P. Rossiter, born New Haven, CT 1818-died Cold Spring, NY 1871
- Sitter
- James Buchanan
- Gallery Label
- In 1860, the nineteen-year-old Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) visited the tomb of the man who had led the Continental Army to victory over the forces of Great Britain in the American Revolution. Demonstrating the renewed harmony between the two nations, President James Buchanan stands beside the heir to the British throne as he pays his respects at this American shrine. The clouds above the assembled crowd of dignitaries take the form of George Washington's profile.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston
- 1861
- Object number
- 1906.9.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27 1/4 x 54 3/8 in. (69.3 x 138.1 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- History\United States
- Occupation\political\president
- Portrait male
- Monument\tomb\Washington
- Ceremony\civic\political
- Record ID
- saam_1906.9.18
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75555f7a9-7fc9-4e7f-9010-5209af748c78
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