Washington and Fairfax - Field Sports
Date1856
Printer
William Pate
(American, active c.1849 - 1865)
Publisher
G. P. Putnam & Co.
(American, founded 1838)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 4 3/8 in. × 7 1/8 in. (11.11 cm × 18.1 cm)
Overall (H x W): 6 5/8 in. × 10 3/8 in. (16.83 cm × 26.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-2C1/B
DescriptionThis print is an image of George Washington and his companion hunting on horseback with hounds.Washington Irving, Life of George Washington, Vol. 1. (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co.,1857).
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Darley".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "H.B. Hall / Printed by W. Pate".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Washington and Fairfax._Field Sports / New York G.P. Putnam & Co."
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