Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1822

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Maker Perkins & Heath

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Published - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, steel engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 5 5/16 in. x 3 3/8 in. (13.49 cm x 8.57 cm) Other (Image H x W): 4 1/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (10.8 cm x 6.99 cm)

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

Object numberSC-31

DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, facing to the left and wearing a black coat, a cravat, and a ribbon tying back his hair. The image is enclosed in an elaborate printed frame, with a star at each corner. Above the frame is an eagle with the shield of the United States, with a scroll below it that says " E Pluribus Unum." Below the frame is an American flag wrapped around a spear, with the word "Washington," written on it.Published in William Pinnock, A Catechism of the History of America, 3rd ed. (London: Printed for G. & W.B. Whittaker, 1823).

Baker 304, Hart 560
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), 238.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 150.

MarkingsPrinted below image in script: "Perkins & Heath. Patent Hardened Steel Plate".

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