George Washington, Esqr. Commandirender General in Chf der Provinzialarmee in Nordmamerika
Date1776-1800
Maker
Johann Christian Gottfried Fritzsch
(1720-1802)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
Germany
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 7/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (20 cm x 11.43 cm)
Overall (Sheet H x W): 7 3/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (18.73 cm x 11.43 cm)
Other (Plate H x W): 6 1/2 in. x 3 1/4 in. (16.51 cm x 8.26 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 6 in. x 3 1/2 in. (15.24 cm x 8.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-78
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington set on a pedestal with brickwork surrounding it. Washington is facing right and wearing a military uniform with a sash across his chest and a tricorn hat with a cockade. Engraved on the pedestal is Washington's name and the title in German.Baker 53, Hart 739
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.
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.
MarkingsEngraved below portrait centered in block script: "Georg Washington, Esqr."
Engraved below portrait centered in cursive script: "Commandirender General in Chef der/ Provinzialarmee in Nordamerika."
Printed below image on right in cursive script: "J. C. G. Fritzsch Sc."
There is a watermark in the top right corner that looks somewhat like a compass rose.
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1776-1819
1856
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1781
1781-1798