General George Washington

General George Washington,
1800-1850,
Ink on paper; watercolor; stipple engraving

Status

Not on view

Date1800-1850

Engraver Unknown

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, watercolor, stipple engraving

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 12 in. x 10 1/16 in. (30.48 cm x 25.56 cm) Other (Sheet H x W): 8 1/16 in. x 6 1/2 in. (20.48 cm x 16.51 cm) Other (Image H x W): 5 7/16 in. x 3 1/2 in. (13.81 cm x 8.89 cm)

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

Object numberSC-115

DescriptionHalf length portrait of George Washington, sitting at a desk writing, wearing a blue military coat with a red waistcoat underneath. Behind him is a drawn curtain revealing books on a shelf. The portrait is set in a yellow, oval frame with three flags at the top, two of which have thirteen stars on them and an eagle on a field of yellow and then red and yellow stripes. Below the frame is a pedestal with Washington's name on it and an inscription.
Hart 790
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), 334-335.

MarkingsEngraved below portrait centered in block script: "Gen. George Washington". Engraved below portrait centered in italic and block script: "Departed this life Dec.14th 1799 AE 67. And the tears of/a NATION Watered his grave."

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