Genl. Geoe. Washington
Date1800
After
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Maker
William Harrison Jr.
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 9 in. x 6 5/8 in. (22.86 cm x 16.83 cm)
Other (Sheet H x W): 5 15/16 in. x 3 11/16 in. (15.08 cm x 9.37 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 4 1/8 in. x 3 in. (10.48 cm x 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-91
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, facing left and wearing a military uniform, with the Society of the Cincinnati medal on his right lapel, and a ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a stippled grey background. Published in J. M. Williams, ed. Legacies of Washington being a Collection of the Most Approved Writings of the Late General Washington . . . (Trenton: Printed by Sherman, Mershon & Thomas., 1800), i.Baker 128, Hart 222
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), 105.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 80.
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in italic script: "W. Harrison Junr. Sculpt."
Printed below image centered in cursive script: "Genl. Geoe. Washington".
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1800-1830s
March 1791
c. 1801
c. 1796
