George Washington's Eye: Landscape, Architecture, and Design at Mount Vernon

Contents

c o n t e n t s Preface vii 1 George Washington: Morality and the Crafting of Self 1 2 The Mansion House at Mount Vernon and Other Architectural Designs 14 3 George Washington’s Portico 56 4 Washington as Gardener: Creating the Landscape 83 5 Mount Vernon and British Gardening 119 6 Prospects, Pictures, and the Picturesque 148 7 Washington as Artist, Critic, Patron, and Collector 176 8 Under His Vine and Fig Tree: Biblical and Classical Perfection at Mount Vernon 222 Epilogue 243 Notes 247 Index 293 Color plates follow pages 92 and 180. This page intentionally left blank ...