Roth, Ernest David "Pohick Church"

Ernest David Roth (1879-1964). "Pohick Church." From the portfolio The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington.

George Washington Memorial Association, 1932.  9 7/8 x 13 3/4. Etching. Signed in plate, lower left and signed and dated in pencil.

Colonel George Washington and Mrs. Washington are receiving congratulations from their friends and neighbors on the occasion of his election as vestryman of Pohick Church of Truro Parish, Fairfax County, Virginia (October 25, 1762). The scene is at the door of the church, which is still standing.

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.