George Washington President of the United States of America
Date1796
After
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Maker
John Scoles
(1775?-1844)
Publisher
Smith, Reid, and Wayland
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 3/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (21.27 cm x 13.02 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 4 13/16 in. x 3 3/4 in. (12.22 cm x 9.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-97
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of George Washington seated in a chair. He is wearing a black coat and breeches, a jabot, and a ribbon tying back his hair. Behind him to the left is a blank wall and to the right is a view of the sky with small clouds visible. On the table in front of him is a hat with a large cickade, and his hands rest on the plans for Washington, D. C.Baker 134, Hart 233
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), 109.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 81-82.
MarkingsPrinted below image on right in italic script: "I Scoles. del et sculp."
Printed below image centered in block script: "George Washington,".
Printed below image centered in italic script: "President of the United States of America."
Printed below image centered in italic script: "Publish'd by Smith, Reed, and Wayland.
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1800-1804
c. 1791
c. 1850-1865
c. 1870
