Hassam, Childe "Bowling on the Green"

Childe Hassam (1859-1935). "Bowling on the Green." From the portfolio The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington.

George Washington Memorial Association, 1932. 8 1/8 13 3/8. Etching. Monogrammed and dated in plate,r left, and signed in pencil.

George Washington and friends lawn bowling at Mount Vernon.

From a suite of 20 etchings illustrating events in Washington’s life, edited by John Taylor Arms and Harry A. Ogden, New York. Plates printed by Henry E. Carling, London, England. Edition 1000. Plates cancelled. Paper watermarked “GW” in circle at lower right, with Washington’s coat of arms (shield, crown, and eagle) at upper left.