Geo: Washington
Date1795
Maker
Unknown
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 1/16 in. x 9 5/8 in. (30.64 cm x 24.45 cm)
Other (Sheet H x W): 7 5/16 in. x 4 7/8 in. (18.57 cm x 12.38 cm)
Other (Plate H x W): 6 7/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (17.46 cm x 13.65 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 4 3/16 in. x 3 5/16 in. (10.64 cm x 8.41 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-107
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, shown in profile facing right and wearing a military uniform with epaulets, a ruffled jabot, and a ribbon tying back his hair.Baker 429, Hart 818
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), 345.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 200.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in block print: "Engraved for the Ladies Mag."
Printed below image centered in block print: "Geo: Washington."
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