Alexandria, Virginia Travel Wall Art

An Alexandria, Virginia travel poster looking down one of Old Town's cobblestone blocks toward the Potomac. Federal brick rowhouses press in from both sides with louvered shutters, arched doorways and iron stoop rails. At the far end the street drops to blue water with a sailboat on it, a small American flag hanging from a bracket halfway down.

About the artwork

Vector illustration with heavy contrast and cut-paper shadows rather than soft shading. The palette is brick red and rust across most of the frame, broken by one turquoise-painted house on the left and teal-blue shutters on the right, with mustard tree foliage and a pale blue streaked sky. The foreground is drawn stone by stone: a wide field of rounded grey cobbles catching a bright wedge of sunlight, weeds pushing through the joints. Gas-style lamp posts stand on both kerbs. Type is white: ALEXANDRIA over VIRGINIA. Portrait, 2:3.

Why you'll love it

• The street people actually remember — rounded cobbles, brick stoops and a river view at the bottom of the hill.
• Deep perspective — the paving runs straight at the viewer, which makes the print feel bigger than its frame.
• Colour with a reason — the turquoise house and blue shutters lift what would otherwise be a red-brick wall of a picture.
• A DC-area gift that is not the monuments — for anyone who lived, worked or married in Old Town.

Sizes and materials

• Paper — archival matte, rolled and unframed. Nine sizes from 8" x 12" to 30" x 40", plus A4-A1 for European frames.
• Matte canvas — stretched on a wooden bar, no glare, ready to hang.
• Framed canvas — solid wood floating frame in white, black, espresso or natural.
• Pigment-based archival inks, rated to resist fading for decades indoors.

Styling it at home

Brick red, teal and mustard are a warm, traditional set, so this print behaves well in older rooms. It looks settled against the terracotta wall in the photographs above and holds its own on cream or soft green paint. Walnut and dark stained frames suit it; pair with brass, leather and worn wood rather than anything glossy.

Shipping and care

Unframed prints ship rolled in a protective tube. Framed canvas arrives ready to hang. Keep prints out of direct sunlight to protect the colour, and dust canvas with a dry, soft cloth.

Questions people ask

What size should I get? Detail is dense in the cobbles and shutters, so go generous. 18" x 24" for a hallway, 24" x 36" or 30" x 40" above a sofa or bed.

Does it come framed? Paper and matte canvas ship unframed. The framed canvas option arrives in a solid wood floating frame, wired and ready to hang.

What does the poster say? ALEXANDRIA across the top with VIRGINIA in smaller spaced capitals below. No other lettering.

Is this Alexandria Bay in New York? No. This is Alexandria, Virginia, on the Potomac just south of Washington DC. Alexandria Bay is a separate town in the Thousand Islands of New York state.