Washington's Dream

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Date1857

Artist Louis Maurer (German-American, 1832 - 1932)

Publisher Currier and Ives (American, active 1834 - 1907)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; lithograph.

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 24 7/8 in. x 19 3/16 in. (63.18 cm x 48.74 cm) Plate (H x W): 20 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in. (52.71 cm x 40.01 cm) Image (H x W): 21 in. × 15 3/4 in. (53.34 cm × 40.01 cm)

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

Object numberSC-133

DescriptionFull-length portrait of George Washington in military dress asleep at a desk with a map and a lit candle on it, while visible outside is an encampment. In a dreamscape above Washington are the personifications of Bounty, Liberty, and Justice astride a globe emblazoned 'America' with thirteen stars above. In each of the two top corners of the image are wreaths of laurel.

MarkingsPrinted below image on left in block script: "Lith. by Currier & Ives, N. Y.". Printed below image centered in block script: "Entered according to Act of Congress in Year 1857, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the Distt Court of the Southn. Distt. of N Y.". Printed below image centered in block script: "Washington's Dream.". Printed below image centered in block script: "New York, Published by CURRIER & IVES, 152 Nassau Street.". Printed in bottom left-hand corner: "L.M.".

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