• Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon
    William Matthew Prior
    residence
    presidential sites & libraries
    painting
    landscapes
    Virginia
    staff
    A landscape painting by artist William Matthew Prior in the style of S.H. Brooke. This painting depicts the high hillside of Mount Vernon, President George Washington's estate in Virginia. To the left of center is the yellow and white brick tomb of President George Washington, behind the tomb is his estate, and to the right is the Potomac River. Prior was an American folk artist mostly known for portraits.