Article on the Junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah engraving
From the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia.
In this edition of Object Stories, Emilie Johnson, Associate Curator at Monticello, describes Passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge. Sketched from life by artist William Roberts, originally a loyalist from Virginia, the painting depicts a scene at Harper's Ferry. Watch as she explains the various artistic and historical details of the landscape, as well as how the depiction was inspired by the “natural wonders” of Virginia.
