Le General Washington

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Not on view

Label Text

George Washington, holding the Declaration of Independance and the Treaty of Alliance with France, stands symbolically on remnants of British bills and proclamations. This engraving was based on a portrait owned by the Marquis de Lafayette, a critical French ally in the Revolutionary War and a close friend of Washington.

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Date1780

After Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (French, 1736/1738 - 1785)

After Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741 - 1827)

Engraver Noël Le Mire (French, 1724 - 1801)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - FrancePublished - France

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 24 in. x 18 3/16 in. (60.96 cm x 46.2 cm)

Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2004

Object numberPrint-5486/RP-1044

DescriptionThis print is a full length military portrait of George Washington. In his hand, he holds a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
Published ReferencesCharles Henry Hart, Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington (New York: The Grolier Club, 1904).

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington (Lindsay & Baker, 1880).

MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Print par L. le Paon Peintre de Bataille de S.A.S. / Mr. le Prince de Conde". Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Grave par N. le Miredes Academies l'Imperiales et Royales / et de celle des Siences et ARts de Rouen.". Printed in ink below the image: "Le General Washington. / Ne Quid Detrementi Capiat Res publica. / Grave apres le Tableau original appartenant a Mr. Marquis de la Fayette / Cette Estampe ce Vend avec Privilege du Roy a Paris chez le Mire Graveur riie et porte St. Jacques. Maison de Mr. le Camus Md. de Drap. prix 12 livres.".

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