#mount vernon

[pointandshooter]

treading barn, Mount Vernon, Virginia

photo: David Castenson

#treading barn #historic building #mount vernon #black and white photography #photographers on tumblr

[thesixthduke]

#country house #interior #architecture #higginsandcole #mount vernon #preppy #American #green #dining room

[unteriors]

Roberts Drive, Mount Vernon, Missouri.

#Mount Vernon #Missouri

[canmking]

D e n z e l

W a s h i n g t o n

#denzel washington #actor #director #producer #black excellence #mount vernon #new york

[livelaughlovelams]

(amrev) Book pile got a new addition today AYYY

(thx Hannah :33)

#nerd stuff #amrev #american revolution #baron von steuben #von steuben #queer history #lgbtq history #ofc im using that tag for him teehee #books #booktok #history #history nerd #americanrevolution #american revolutionary war #continental army #friedrich wilhem von steuben #mount vernon #18th century #freiherr von steuben #pls tell me thats a tag smh #yeah uh #idk how tags work #and #idk what else to tag #bc #idk what ik doing #TEEHEE

[thegayneapigs]

Unfortunately RedBird did not make the last round of Cadbury voting, but she's still the cutest piggie ever!! 💓

You can keep up with her adventures on Facebook or Instagram.

#redbird #little redbird #mount vernon #baltimore #maryland #terra alta #west virginia #guinea pig #guineapig #guinea pigs #guineapigs #guinea pigs of tumblr #pigblr #guinea piggies #petblr #pets are family #cute pets #small pets #exotic pets #cavylife #cavylove #guinea pig life #guinea pig love #rodentblr #cadbury

[wandering-jana]

George Washington made some interesting decorating choices. 

Explore Mt. Vernon on my website: https://wanderingjana.com/MtV

#george washington #travel #architecture #mansion #virginia #mount vernon #house #federal architecture #1700s #wanderlust #museum #house museum #american architecture #decor #wanderingjana

[nordleuchten]

24 Days of La Fayette – Day 24

After hopelessly falling behind schedule (and honestly, whom was I kidding?) let us have a look at one of La Fayette’s most iconic portraits – the painting showing him in his continental army uniform done by Charles Wilson Peale.

The was commissioned by George Washington and cost 20 Guineas. It is commonly dated to 1779 but Peale used to date his paintings when he started working on them and not when he finished it. And La Fayette’s portrait had to hit a few stops before being finished. Peale wrote to Washington on July 21, 1780:

Dr Genl nothing but dire necessity would have compel’d me to have called on you for any money until the end of the War. but you will allow me to relate to you my situation, as it will be my best appolegy. The House I live in being unexpectedly Sold, I am warned to leave it in a very short time, being unable to get any place to Rent in which I could follow my profession. I have been under the necessity of entering into an Engagement for the purchase of a House. and have promised a payment by the first of next month, in confidence that I shall get it from 3 or 4 Gentlemen for whom, I have done some Bussiness. The portrait of the Marquis is thought very like. yet I hope to emprove it when the Marquis will favor me with another sitting—The other parts of the picture, I will finish with great care without loss of time. I am Dr Genl with great respect you most obedient Humble Servant Cha. Peale The Coppy of your portrait in Miniature five Guineas. The half length of the Marquis de la Fayette. twenty Guineas.

“To George Washington from Charles Willson Peale, 21 July 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-27-02-0193. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 27, 5 July–27 August 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, p. 233.] (12/24/2023)

Some time later, on December 12, 1780, Washington wrote to Peale, inquiring after the portrait:

Dr Sir, I perswade my self you will embrace the oppertunity of the Marquis la Fayette’s visit to Philadelphia to give the picture of him the finishing touches. You may not have another oppertunity and I wish for its completion. I am Dr Sir Yr Obedt Servt Go: Washington P.S. as I presume you must be done with my picture of the King of Prussia ’ere this I should be glad to have it returned to me.

“From George Washington to Charles Willson Peale, 12 December 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0321. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 29, 28 October–31 December 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, pp. 487–489.] (12/24/2023)

Peale replied promptly on December 18, 1780:

I expect that the Marquis will give me a setting tomorrow, I waited on him in the beginning of last Week and found that he was engaged with the other foreugn Officers in taking a View of the several Grounds of battles and Encamptments. My intention is to give you the most compleat portrait I am Capable of painting.

Notes from “From George Washington to Charles Willson Peale, 12 December 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0321. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 29, 28 October–31 December 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, pp. 487–489.] (12/24/2023)

The last letter regarding this portrait was written by Peale and addressed to Martha Washington on January 16, 1781:

I should be glad to be informed whether the portrait of the King of Prussia has yet reached head quarters: please to acquaint his Excellency that his picture of the Marquis is much aprroved off altho’ not entirely finished, for I have thought proper to ma[k]e an entire change of the back ground.

Notes from “From George Washington to Charles Willson Peale, 12 December 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-29-02-0321. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 29, 28 October–31 December 1780, ed. William M. Ferraro. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, pp. 487–489.] (12/24/2023)

It is not known when Peale finally completed the portrait.

There are often some comments that this was not Peale’s peak performance, but something is remarkable about this painting – it does not sugarcoat anything. Many paintings of La Fayette show a very idealised version of him. Peale on the other hand shows us a young, slightly fleshy, red-faced General with a receding hairline.

The portrait was and still is fairly well-known and popular. Washington had it displayed in Mount Vernon’s Front Parlor. It was later moved to a guest room, commonly referred to the “Lafayette room” – the room the Marquis occupied when visiting the Washington’s in 1784. It’s former place in the Front Parlor was then occupied by a large painting of the whole La Fayette-family. It was later given to the Washington and Lee University. The spot in the “Lafayette-room” is now filled with a high-quality reproduction.

Merry Christmas Everybody!

#24 days of lafayette #art #marquis de lafayette #la fayette #french history #american history #american revolution #history #letter #charles wilson peale #george washington #martha washington #1779 #1780 #1781 #mount vernon #founders online

[michaelwriston]

Man dressed for Lunar New Year.

Mount Vernon. Baltimore, MD. 2024.

#mount vernon #baltimore #maryland #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #michael wriston #canon 6d #street portrait #portrait photography #lensblr

[18thcentury]

The feminine urge to roll around on George Washington's death bed was real.

#founding daddies #18th century #george washington #american revolution #mount vernon

[pointandshooter]

photo: David Castenson

#ancient tree #mount vernon #historic site #black and white photography #photographers on tumblr

[detroitlib]

View of bronze tablet commemorating George Washington's 200th birthday, installed on boulder at Seven Mile Road and Pontchartrain Drive. Inscription reads: "Detroit Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution planted these 13 trees emblematic of the 13 original colonies or states, year of 1932 in commemoration of the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of George Washington. These walnut trees are from trees planted by him at Mount Vernon."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

#george washington #washington #detroit #plaque #detroit history #trees #walnut #mount vernon #detroit public library

[unteriors]

Doc Adams Road, Mount Vernon, Kentucky.

#Mount Vernon #Kentucky

[spiritundaunted]

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Mt. Vernon in 1939.

King George leaves a wreath at the tomb of George Washington.

(I think it's funny he doesn't seem to know exactly what to do once the wreath is laid - just kind of twiddling his fingers. 🤣😍)

#king george vi #george vi #queen elizabeth #bertie & elizabeth #Mount Vernon #royal tour #1939 #usa39 #british royal family #Youtube

[wiirocku]

Rainbow over Skagit Valley Tulip Field in Mount Vernon, Washington

#nature #rainbow #Skagit Valley #tulip field #Mount Vernon #Washington #festival #outdoor #travel #landscape

[livelaughlovelams]

PLEase HELPPPPP

Okay are there any hardcore Meade fans who can tell me who he was?! Ik he was an aide, Ik he was nice, Ik he was in the gang, but I can't find any info on him, or any of the other aides tbh- ANYONE WHO IS A HARDCORE FAN OF ANY AIDE PLS RANT TO ME ABOUT HIM!!!. Where do I look? Any media recommendations? Seriously yall I feel so left out 😭😭

#Richard kidder meade #amrev #amrev fandom #mount vernon #washingtons aides #washington's aides #amrev nonsense #amrev slander