George Washington

Status

Not on view

Datec. 1869-1880

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Maker A. Sealy

Publisher Bureau of Engraving and Printing (American, founded 1862)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 1/16 in. x 6 in. (20.48 cm x 15.24 cm)

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

Object numberSC-66

DescriptionOval image of a full 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 dark stippled background. The portrait is flanked by an oak branch on the left and an olive branch on the right, which are tied with a ribbon below.

Also in this file is an envelope with the image of SC-66 in blue ink on the front of it. On the reverse are the emblems of the Society of the Cincinnati and the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and their addresses.
Hart 472a
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), 209.

MarkingsPrinted below image centered in cursive print: "George Washington." Printed below image centered in block print: "Bureau, Engraving & Printing."

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