George Washington
Date1865
After
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Maker
John A. O'Neill
(1837-1892)
Publisher
Elias Dexter
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving on steel
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 11 15/16 in. x 4 7/16 in. (30.32 cm x 11.27 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 4 9/16 in. x 3 1/2 in. (11.59 cm x 8.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-95
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, facing left and wearing a military uniform and a ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a stippled grey background. Published in Charles A.
Goodrich, A History of the United States of America (3rd ed. Hartford, CT: Barber & Robinson, 1824), 260-261.Baker 131, Hart 219
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), 103.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 81.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in italic capitals: "Engraved for the Washingtoniana."
Printed below image on left in italic script: "Savage pinx."
Printed below image on right in italic script: "O'Neill Sc."
Printed below image centered in block script: "Published by Elias Dexter, 564 Broadway, N.Y."
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1822
1812-1813
April 1, 1800
