Geo: Washington

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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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