Washington
Date1812-1813
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Maker
Abner Reed
(1771 - 1866)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 5 3/16 in. x 3 1/4 in. (13.18 cm x 8.26 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 2 3/4 in. x 1 9/16 in. (6.99 cm x 3.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-32/B
DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, facing left, and wearing a black coat, a cravat, a jabot, and a sawtooth edge ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a stippled black and grey background modeled to look like a cloud. Above is a flying angel, a representation of Fame, holding a trumpet to its lips in one hand and laying a wreath on Washington's head with the other.There is also a title page for the book that the print was published in mounted on the same sheet, with the title of the book, the publisher, and the publishing date.
Published in John Corry, Biographical Memoirs of the Illustrious General George Washington, Late President of the United States of America, and Commander in Chief of their Armies during the Revolutionary War (Barnard, VT: Joseph Dix, 1813 ), i.
Baker 308, Hart 561
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), 151.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in block print: "PRO PATRIA".
Printed directly below image in script: A.Reed sc. E.W. Con."
Printed below image centered in block print: "WASHINGTON".
Printed below image centered in italic print: "BENEVOLENT SOCIETY".
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1812
1812-1850
February 22, 1832
