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The Birthplace of Washington
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The Birthplace of Washington

Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Smillie (American, active 1830s and 40s)
John Gadsby Chapman (American, 1808–1889)
1842
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving on steel
Credit LineBequest of Abram Edmands Cutter
Accession number01.8710
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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.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)