Genl. Washington

Status

Not on view

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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