Interview of Howe's Messenger with Washington
Status
Not on viewDate1861
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 5 1/8 in. × 7 3/4 in. (13.02 cm × 19.69 cm)
Overall (H x W): 8 in. × 9 1/4 in. (20.32 cm × 23.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-23A1
DescriptionThis print is an image of George Washington in military uniform with his officers during the American Revolutionary War, receiving the messenger of British Army Commander-in-Chief William Howe.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom left corner of the image: "M.A. Wageman".
Printed in ink below the bottom right corner of the image: "Joseph Stancliffe".
Printed in ink below the image: "Interview of Howe's Messenger with Washington / Virtue & Co. Pribble N.Y. / Entered according to act of Congress AD 1861 by Virtue & Co. in the clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York".
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