The American Gentleman
Date1836
After
John Trumbull
(American, 1756 - 1843)
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Maker
George B. Ellis
Publisher
Hogan and Thompson
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 5/8 in. x 5 9/16 in. (19.37 cm x 14.13 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 1 1/4 in. x 1 7/16 in. (3.18 cm x 3.65 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-50
DescriptionFull length portrait of George Washington, wearing a military uniform and standing in a contrapposto stance with his right foot forward. His left hand is resting on the hilt of a sword on his belt, and in his right he holds a scroll case. Behind him stands a man in uniform holding a rearing horse. Published in Charles
Butler, The American Gentleman (Philadelphia, PA: Hogan & Thompson, 1836), iv.Hart 108
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), 53.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in block print: "The American Gentleman".
Printed below image centered in block print: “He needed no patent from the hand of royalty/Page IV".
Printed below image centered in block print: "Philadelphia. Hogan & Thompson 1836."
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