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George Washington,
Gilbert Stuart (After), 
William Chapin (Maker), 
James Webster (Publishe ...
George Washington
George Washington,
Gilbert Stuart (After), 
William Chapin (Maker), 
James Webster (Publishe ...
George Washington, Gilbert Stuart (After), William Chapin (Maker), James Webster (Publisher), 1835, Ink on paper; etching
Status
Not on view
Date1835
After (American, 1755 - 1828)
Maker (American, 1801 - 1888)
Subject (American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography Made - United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 3 1/2 in. x 3 in. (8.89 cm x 7.62 cm) Other (Image H x W): 3 in. x 2 7/16 in. (7.62 cm x 6.19 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-110
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, facing to the left, wearing a black coat, a jabot, and a sawtooth edge ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a dark background. Published in William Chaplin and James Webster, Map of the United States (New York, NY: James Webster, 1835).

Hart 553
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), 234.
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