George Washington, Le heros liberateur de sa patrie, ne en 1732, mort a la fin de 1799

Status

Not on view

Date1817

After John Trumbull (American, 1756 - 1843)

Maker Maria Miou

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - France

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): 5 3/8 in. x 3 7/16 in. (13.65 cm x 8.73 cm) Other (Image H x W): 4 13/16 in. x 3 1/16 in. (12.22 cm x 7.78 cm)

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

Object numberSC-104

DescriptionFull length portrait of George Washington, set in a tropical landscape, with Washington standing on a cliff overlooking a river. Washington 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 on the cliff is a palm tree, and below him on the river are boats, that look to be out of scale. Across the river is another palm tree also out of scale, and on the horizon are figures costumed in Spanish or Chinese dress. Published in P. J. B Nougaret, Beaute's de L'Histoire des Etats-Unis de L'Amerique Septentrionale (Paris: Brunot-Labbe, 1817), 487.

Baker 152, Hart 86
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), 94.

MarkingsPrinted below image on right in cursive print: "Maria Miou sculp..." Printed below image centered in cursive print: "George Washington,/Le heros liberateur de sa patrie,/ne en 1732, mort a la fin de 1799."

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