Gilbert Stuart's painting Washington at Dorchester Heights shows George Washington in military uniform standing beside a white horse, with a landscape and ships in the background. The scene commemorates the March 1776 fortification of Dorchester Heights, when American troops hauled cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to the heights above Boston and forced the British army to evacuate the city. Stuart painted the portrait in 1806; the original is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
White border; black-and-white halftone reproduction of a painting; printed caption below image.
Postmark: none — no cancellation or stamp present. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS"), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston art reproduction printed by The Meriden Gravure Company; heavy pink/red water staining across the upper half, corner and edge wear, dealer pencil "#59" at lower right.
Cite this card
Washington at Dorchester Heights, Boston, MA, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-at-dorchester-heights-boston-ma-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.
