Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1820-1850

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Maker Unknown

Publisher F. C. Vogel

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - Germany

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, lithograph

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 9 1/8 in. x 7 1/8 in. (23.18 cm x 18.1 cm) Other (Image H x W): 3 7/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. (9.84 cm x 8.26 cm)

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

Object numberSC-57

DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, facing left, and wearing a black coat, a cravat, a jabot, and a ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a stippled black background.
Published ReferencesStan Henkels, "Lithographic Portraits of Washington," in Collection of Engraved Portraits of Washington belonging to Hon. James T. Mitchell (Philadelphia, PA: Davis & Harvey, 1906) 1.

MarkingsPrinted below image centered in block script: "Washington." Printed below image in bottom left corner in block script: "Gallerie berühmter Männer No. 5". Printed below image in bottom right corner in block script: "Frankfurt 2/m in der lith. Anstalt v. F.C Vogel."

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