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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), Bradley & Co. (Publisher), 1864, Ink on paper; mezzotint; engraving
Status
Not on view
Date1864
Artist (English-American, 1808 - 1897)
After (American, 1824 - 1879)
Printer (American, active 1859 - 1864)
Publisher (American)
Subject (American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject (American, 1731 - 1802)
Subject (American, 1779 - 1852)
Subject (American, 1781 - 1857)
Geography Made - United States
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 20 7/8 in. x 28 in. (53.02 cm x 71.12 cm) Plate (H x W): 17 1/2 in x 24 3/4 in. (44.45 cm x 62.87 cm) Image (H x W): 17 5/8 in. × 24 3/4 in. (44.77 cm × 62.87 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-136
DescriptionGroup portrait of the Washington family, depicting from left to right; Martha Washington, Eleanor Parke Custis, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, and Frank Lee. The family is grouped around a table where George and Martha sit, and Frank Lee is depicted entering through a doorway on the right side with a letter on a tray. A plan of Washington D.C. is laid out on the table before the family. George Washington holds a book in his left hand and a sword and hat are laid on an empty chair in front of him.
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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