Genl. George Washington
Date1778
After
Charles Willson Peale
(American, 1741 - 1827)
Maker
Unknown
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 in. x 9 11/16 in. (30.48 cm x 24.61 cm)
Other (Sheet H x W): 9 1/8 in. x 6 3/4 in. (23.18 cm x 17.15 cm)
Other (Plate H x W): 6 3/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. (16.19 cm x 10.48 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 5 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. (13.97 cm x 8.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-77
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 right and is wearing a military uniform with a sash across his chest. Above the portrait hangs a garland of laurels tied with a bow. Published in William
Russell, The History of America, from its Discovery by Columbus to the Conclusion of the Late War . . . (London: Printed for Fielding and Walker, 1778), 522-523.Baker 54, Hart 740
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), 313-314.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 36.
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in block print: "Genl. George Washington."
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1776-1819
September 23, 1785
1822
1812-1813
1800-1805
