George Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1809

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Maker John Cesar Macret

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - France

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 3/4 in. x 5 13/16 in. (22.23 cm x 14.76 cm) Other (Image H x W): 3 1/2 in. x 2 5/8 in. (8.89 cm x 6.67 cm) Other (Plate H x W): 7 3/4 in. x 4 7/8 in. (19.69 cm x 12.38 cm)

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

Object numberSC-26

DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, with his head turned to the left, wearing a black coat and a lace cravat. He is set against a dark stippled background.

Baker 285, Hart 326.
Published References Charles Henry Hart and Samuel Arlent Edwards, Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington (New York: Grolier Club of the City of New York, 1904), 156.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 146.

MarkingsPrinted centered directly under image in script: "Grave par Macret, rue des Fosses M. le Prince No.18". Printed centered under image in cursive: "George Washington".

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