Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1796-1820

Maker Unknown

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving.

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 13 1/8 in. × 10 in. (33.34 cm × 25.4 cm) Other (Sheet H x W): 8 9/16 in. × 5 7/8 in. (21.75 cm × 14.92 cm) Other (Image H x W): 8 1/16 in. × 5 3/4 in. (20.48 cm × 14.61 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985

Object numberSC-1

DescriptionFull length portrait of George Washington, dressed in a black suit, holding a sword in his left hand, with his right hand extended in front of him. He is set in a room with a columns in the background and drapery above. Behind Washington is a chair, and on the left is a table with a draped carpet, inkwell, paper, and hat.

Published ReferencesCharles Henry Hart and Samuel Arlent Edwards, "Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington" (New York: Grolier Club of the City of New York, 1904), 147.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 164.

MarkingsPrinted below image centered in block script: "Washington.".

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