Higgins, Eugene "En Route to the First Continental Congress"

Eugene Higgins (1874-1958). "En Route to the First Continental Congress." From the portfolio The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington.

George Washington Memorial Association, 1932. 9 x 12 5/8. Etching. Signed in pencil.

Washington, on horseback, is depicted en route to Philadelphia and the First Continental Congress, held at Carpenter's Hall from September to October 1774.

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.