General Washington
DateAugust 1,1792
After
Joseph Wright
(American, 1756 - 1793)
Maker
Thomas Holloway
(British, 1748-1827)
Publisher
C. Forster
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 14 in. x 10 1/2 in. (35.56 cm x 26.67 cm)
Other (Sheet H x W): 8 in. x 5 1/4 in. (20.32 cm x 13.34 cm)
Other (Plate H x W): 6 15/16 in. x 4 7/16 in. (17.62 cm x 11.27 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 3 9/16 in. x 2 7/8 in. (9.05 cm x 7.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-124
DescriptionFull bust portrait of George Washington, facing right and wearing a military uniform with a ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a stippled grey background.Baker 87, Hart 167
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), 77.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 53.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in block script: "Literary Magazine."
Printed below image centered in cursive script: "T. Holloway Sculp."
Printed below image centered in block script: "General Washington.
Printed below image centered in italic script: "Published as the Act directs 1 Aug 1792. by C. Forster, Poultry."
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