Genl. George Washington
Date1817
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Maker
Thomas Gimbrede
(1781-1832)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 in. x 9 in. (30.48 cm x 22.86 cm)
Overall (Sheet H x W): 5 9/16 in. x 3 15/16 in. (14.13 cm x 10 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 3 1/2 in. x 2 7/8 in. (8.89 cm x 7.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-42
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 grey background. Published in Thomas
Wilson, The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes . . . 1st ed. (New York, New York: John Low, 1817), 202-203.Baker 232, Hart 377
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), 174.
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: "Genl. George Washington".
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