George Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1821

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

After Benjamin Trott (American, c. 1770 - 1843)

Maker Christian Gobrecht (1785-1844)

Publisher Abraham Rees

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 9 3/8 in. x 8 in. (23.81 cm x 20.32 cm) Other (Image H x W): 7 1/8 in. x 6 3/16 in. (18.1 cm x 15.72 cm)

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

Object numberSC-24

DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, wearing a dark coat and a lace cravat. He is set against a stippled black background.

Baker 235, Hart 383.
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), 176.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 132.

MarkingsPrinted below image on the left: "Drawn by B. Trott". Printed below image on the right: "Engraved by C. Gobrecht". Printed below image at center: "George Washington".

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