Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . xgtox, to peaceful shades,Where no uuliallowd wish invades, Retird from fields of war. Humphreys brought with him from France, at the specialre(j[uest of the king, a token of his most Christian majestysregard for Washington. It was an engraving of a full-lengthportrait of the king, Louis XVI., in his state robes, enclosed ina superb gilt frame, made expressly for the occasion. At thetop, surrounded by appropriate emblems, are the royal armsof France, and, at the bottom, the arms of the Washingtonfamily. In the corners
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . xgtox, to peaceful shades,Where no uuliallowd wish invades, Retird from fields of war. Humphreys brought with him from France, at the specialre(j[uest of the king, a token of his most Christian majestysregard for Washington. It was an engraving of a full-lengthportrait of the king, Louis XVI., in his state robes, enclosed ina superb gilt frame, made expressly for the occasion. At thetop, surrounded by appropriate emblems, are the royal armsof France, and, at the bottom, the arms of the Washingtonfamily. In the corners are the monograms of the king andWashington— L. L. XVI. and G. W. These—the armsand the emblematic ornaments—are in relief. The picture, inits original frame, is at Mount Vernon, dimmed and darkenedl)y age and neglect. In 1788, Humphreys, as we have just observed, became aresident at Mount Vernon; and there he wrote a I^ife ofGeneral Israel Putnam. Humphreys had been a member ofthat officers military family in the war for independence; and AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS. 188. ENGRAVING OF LODIS XVI. just before liis departure for Mount Vernon, he visited theveteran at liis liome in Connecticut, and received from his ownlips many of the stirring narratives recorded in that Mount Vernon Ilumplireys translated, from the Frenchof M. Le Mierre, the tragedy of The Widow of Malabar^which was first brought out at the theatre in Philadelphia, byJlallam and Wignel (heads of the old American company ofplayers), in May, 1790. The prologue, written by John Trum- 184 MOUNT VERNON bull, author of ItFingall^ was spoken on tliat occasion byMr. Hallam, and the epilogue, written by Humphreys, wasspoken by Mrs. Henry. While Colonel Humphreys was at Mount Vernon in theautumn of 1788, distinguished visitors were entertained therefor a few days. These w^ere the Count de Moustier, the Frenchminister, a handsome and polite man; his sister, the Mar-chioness de Brienne—who was illnaturedly des
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