George Washington
Date1862
After
Joseph Wright
(American, 1756 - 1793)
Maker
John A. O'Neill
(1837-1892)
Publisher
Elias Dexter
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 8 15/16 in. x 5 3/4 in. (22.7 cm x 14.61 cm)
Other (Sheet H x W): 3 5/8 in. x 2 in. (9.21 cm x 5.08 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 1 7/8 in. x 1 3/16 in. (4.76 cm x 3.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-111
DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, facing right and wearing a black coat. His hair is unpowdered and is tied back with a ribbon.Baker 92, Hart 152
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), 71.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 54-55.
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in cursive script: "George Washington."
Printed below image centered in block script: "Elias Dexter 564 Broadway".
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April 1, 1830
1798-1820
1805-1815
