G. Washington
Date1800
After
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Maker
Benjamin Tanner
(American, 1775 - 1848)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 9 5/8 in. x 7 1/8 in. (24.45 cm x 18.1 cm)
Other (Plate H x W): 7 15/16 in. x 5 7/8 in. (20.16 cm x 14.92 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 4 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. (12.07 cm x 9.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-98
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.Baker 135, Hart 218b
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), 82.
MarkingsPrinted below image on left in italic script: "Savage pinx."
Printed below image on right in italic script: "Tanner, sc."
Printed below image centered in block script: "G. Washington."
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February 7, 1792
1814
April 1, 1800
