G. Washington

Status

Not on view

Date1781

After John Trumbull (American, 1756 - 1843)

Maker Jacques Le Roy (b. 1739)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Published - Belgium

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 in. x 9 5/8 in. (30.48 cm x 24.45 cm) Other (Sheet H x W): 7 3/8 in. x 5 in. (18.73 cm x 12.7 cm) Other (Image H x W): 6 3/16 in. x 3 3/4 in. (15.72 cm x 9.53 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985

Object numberSC-101

DescriptionFull length portrait of George Washington standing on a cliff overlooking the Hudson River. He stands in a contrapposto pose, and is wearing a military uniform. In his left hand he holds a hat, and in his right he has a scroll. Behind him, sitting on a horse is a young African-American man. In the background at right can be seen the fortress at West Point and several small ships on the river. An elaborate frame surrounds the image and a plaque at the bottom is inscribed with Washington's name.

Baker 151, Hart 85
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), 44.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 93-94.

MarkingsPrinted below image on left in cursive script: "J. Trumbull Pinx." Printed below image on right in cursive script: "J. le Roy Sculp." Printed below image centered in block script: "G. Washington".

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