Genl. Washington

Status

Not on view

DateOctober 1, 1792

After Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (French, 1736/1738 - 1785)

After Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741 - 1827)

Maker Thomas Cook (1744-1818)

Publisher D. Brewman

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 7/16 in. x 6 1/4 in. (21.43 cm x 15.88 cm) Other (Image H x W): 3 11/16 in. x 2 7/8 in. (9.37 cm x 7.3 cm)

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

Object numberSC-68

DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, wearing a military uniform, with the coat open, and his right hand in the breast of his waistcoat.

Baker 7, Hart 40a
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), 22.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 20.

MarkingsPrinted below image centered in italic script: " T Cook del et sculp." Printed below image centered in italic block script: "Genl. Washington." Printed below image centered in italic script: "Published by D. Brewman. Oct 1st 1792."

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