Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1822

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Engraver Michele Pekenino (Italian, active c.1815 - 1822)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; stipple and line engraving.

DimensionsImage (H x W): 6 in. × 4 11/16 in. (15.24 cm × 11.91 cm) Overall (H x W): 9 1/2 in. × 6 in. (24.13 cm × 15.24 cm)

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

Object numberSC-59

DescriptionThis print is a portrait image of George Washington in a trompe l'oeil printed frame dressed in civilian attire.

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), 195-196

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 149.

MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Washington. / Engraved by Mel. Pekenino, Philadelphia 1822. / From an original picture by G. Stewart".

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