Washington Taking Leave of the Officers
Date1847
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Henry Knox
(American, 1750 - 1806)
Subject
Alexander Hamilton
(American, 1755 - 1804)
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored lithograph
DimensionsImage (H x W): 8 1/2 in. × 12 1/4 in. (21.59 cm × 31.12 cm)
Overall (H x W): 11 5/16 in. × 14 3/16 in. (28.73 cm × 36.04 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-41C1
DescriptionThis print is an interior scene depicting George Washington taking leave of his officers at the close of the American Revolution.Published ReferencesFrederick B. Pike, The United States and Latin America: Myths and Stereotypes of Civilization and Nature, (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2010), 63.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Lith & Pub. by N. Currier,".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "152 Nassau St. Cor of Spruce N.Y.".
Printed in ink below the bottom edge of the image, centered: "Copyright 1876 by Currier & Ives N.Y.".
Printed in ink below the image: "Steuben.", "Knox.", "Washington.", "Gov. Clinton.", "Hamilton" / "Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army / at Francis's Tavern, Broad Street, New York, December 4th 1783 / Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year 1848 by N. Currier, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York / 'With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your later days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.'"
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c. 1770-1779
c. 1859