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Washington and His Family

Washington and His Family,
Christian Schussele (After),
William Sartain (Maker),
Irwin & Sar ...
Washington and His Family
Washington and His Family,
Christian Schussele (After),
William Sartain (Maker),
Irwin & Sar ...
Washington and His Family, Christian Schussele (After), William Sartain (Maker), Irwin & Sartain (Printer), 1864, Ink on paper; mezzotint; engraving
Status
Not on view
Date1864
After (American, 1824 - 1879)
Maker (American, 1843 - 1924)
Printer (American, active 1859 - 1864)
Publisher (American)
Subject (American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject (American, 1731 - 1802)
Subject (American, 1779 - 1852)
Subject (American, 1781 - 1857)
Subject (American, 1772 - 1840)
Geography Made - United States
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 20 7/8 in. × 28 in. (53.02 cm × 71.12 cm) Plate (H x W): 20 in. x 25 in. (50.8 cm x 63.5 cm) Image (H x W): 17 3/4 in. × 24 7/8 in. (45.09 cm × 63.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-135
DescriptionGroup portrait of the Washington family, depicting George Washington, Martha Washington, Eleanor Parke Custis, and George Washington Parke Custis seated around a table in a room, while an African-American enslaved man enters in the right background. A plan of Washington D.C. is laid out on the table before them. Washington holds a book in this left hand, and a sword and hat are laid on an empty chair in front of him. The slave carries a letter on a tray.
1864
MarkingsPrinted below image on left in block script: "Original Painting by G. Schussele, Phila." Printed below image centered in block script: "Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1864, by G. Schussele, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. / Bradley & Co, Publishers 66 Nth 4th St. Philadelphia.". Printed below image on right in block script: "Engraved by Wm. Sartain Phila.". Printed below image centered in block script: "Washington and His Family.". Printed below image in right corner of sheet in block script: "PROOF / Printed by Irwin & Sartain Philada.".
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