George Washington, Late President of the United States of America

Status

Not on view

DateApril 10, 1800

After William Russell Birch (British, 1755 - 1834)

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Maker Piercy Roberts

Publisher Piercy Roberts

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving, etching

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 9 13/16 in. x 12 1/2 in. (24.92 cm x 31.75 cm) Other (Image H x W): 8 1/2 in. x 12 in. (21.59 cm x 30.48 cm)

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

Object numberSC-64

DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington set in a landscape scene. In the framed portrait he is facing right, and is wearing a black coat, a cravat, a jabot and a ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a dark stippled background. This portrait is set against an outdoor scene. The portrait is framed by flags and a mortar to the left. Below is a broken sword, and to the right is a halberd, sword, cannon and shot. The foreground is filled with a variety of plants

Baker 389, Hart 274
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), 132.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 178.

MarkingsPrinted below image under left side in italic script: "Painted by W. Birch Esq. of Carolina." Printed below image under right side in italic script: "Engraved by P. Roberts." Printed below image centered in cursive script: "George Washington, late President of the United States of America,/ This Plate is Humbly Dedicated to the Friends of the above Gentleman, by their most Obedient Humble Servt. P. Roberts." Printed below image centered in italic script: "London. Published as the Act directs April 10, 1800, by P. Roberts at Mr. Holland's, 50 Oxford Street. Printed below image in bottom right corner of sheet in cursive script: "Proof".

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