- Date:
- 1760
- Original Format:
- Fine Print Illustration
- Item#:
- 1.003
Young Washington on Horseback
This book illustration shows a young George Washington on horseback with the following lyrics from a verse of Yankee Doodle: "And there was Cap'n Washington upon a slapping stallion." The song was originally used by the British to make fun of the colonists, but now we use it as a patriotic song.