His Excellency General Washington Commander in Chief of the united States of North America

Status

Not on view

DateMay 15, 1783

After Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere (1737-1784)

Maker B. B. Ellis

Publisher Robert Wilkinson (English, active c.1760 - 1825)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 in. x 10 in. (30.48 cm x 25.4 cm) Other (Sheet H x W): 5 5/16 in. x 4 in. (13.49 cm x 10.16 cm) Other (Image H x W): 4 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (11.11 cm x 13.65 cm)

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

Object numberSC-84

DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, shown in profile facing right, wearing a military uniform, and with his hair tied back with a ribbon. The portrait is set in an oval frame which hangs on a wall, with brickwork behind it.

Printed in black and sepia tones.

Baker 65, Hart 75a
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), 39.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 41.

MarkingsPrinted below image centered in cursive and block script: "His Excellency GENERAL WASHINGTON Commander/in Chief of the united States of North America &c." Printed below image centered in italic script: "Pubd. May 15th 1783 by R Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill, London."

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