His Excellency George Washington Esq. L.L.D. late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America & President of the convention of 1787

Status

Not on view

Date1865

After Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741 - 1827)

Maker John Sartain (English-American, 1808 - 1897)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Published - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, mezzotint

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 in. x 8 in. (30.48 cm x 20.32 cm) Other (Plate H x W): 9 in. x 6 5/8 in. (22.86 cm x 16.83 cm) Other (Image H x W): 6 in. x 4 13/16 in. (15.24 cm x 12.22 cm)

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

Object numberSC-72

DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, facing right and wearing a military uniform with epaulets bearing three stars. In the frame of the portrait is explanatory text.

Baker 34, Hart 6
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), 6.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 29.

MarkingsEngraved in frame around portrait in block script: "His Excel. G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late Commander in Chief of the Armies of the U.S. of America and President of the Convention of 1787". Printed below image centered in italic script: "ENGRAVED BY JOHN SARTAIN, FROM THE ORIGINAL PRINT IN POSSESSION OF W-A- WHITEMAN ESQ._ENGRAVED BY C. W. PEALE IN 1787. FROM A PAINTING BY HIMSELF."

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