G. Washington
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): 7 7/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (20 cm x 13.02 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 6 1/4 in. x 3 in. (15.88 cm x 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-103
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 hand he holds 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. 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 print: "G. Washington."
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1781
1789-1797
1789-1797
1789-1797
