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Washington's First interview with his Wife
1863
George R. Hall; William Pate; J. W. Ehninger
USA: New York, New York City
Engraving on paper
mat: 25"h x 28"w; sheet: 21-1/2"h x 25-1/2"w
Gift of J. Robert Merrill
77.75.1

Engraving of George Washington with Martha Dandridge Custis; scene of standing George Washington in uniform talking to seated Martha, her two children playing in foreground in parlor; reads beneath image "Painted by J. W. Ehninger / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by William Pate in the clerk's office of the district court of the U.S. for the southern district of New York. / Engraved by G. R. Hall. / WASHINGTON'S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFE. / From the Original Picture Painted Expressly for this Engraving / Published by William Pate 58 & 60 Fulton St. N.Y. / BOSTON, L.A.ELLIOT & CO."