General Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army
Date1776-1781
After
Charles Willson Peale
(American, 1741 - 1827)
Maker
Unknown
Publisher
J. Hinton
(d. 1781)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 15/16 in. x 4 5/8 in. (20.16 cm x 11.75 cm)
Other (Plate H x W): 6 15/16 in. x 4 1/4 in. (17.62 cm x 10.8 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 5 13/16 in. x 3 3/8 in. (14.76 cm x 8.57 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-75
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington set on a pedestal with Washington’s name and title on it. Washington is facing the viewer and is wearing a military uniform, with a sash across his chest.Baker 43, Hart 53
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), 28.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880),
32.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in block script: "Engraved for the Universal Magazine."
Printed in image below portrait centered in block script: "George Washington,/Commander in Chief/of the American Army."
Printed below image centered in cursive script: "Printed for J. Hinton, at the Kings Arms, in Paternoster Row."
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1776-1819
