Genl. Washington
Date1783-1785
After
John Trumbull
(American, 1756 - 1843)
Maker
John Keyse Sherwin
(British, 1751 - 1790)
Publisher
John Keyse Sherwin
(British, 1751 - 1790)
Publisher
William Hinton
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 11 7/8 in. x 10 in. (30.16 cm x 25.4 cm)
Other (Sheet H x W): 6 1/2 in. x 5 in. (16.51 cm x 12.7 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 3 1/8 in. x 2 5/8 in. (7.94 cm x 6.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-125
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, facing right, and wearing a military uniform with a white jabot. He is set against a grey background.Baker 156, Hart 103a
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), 51.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 95.
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in block script: "Genl. Washington".
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