George Washington

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Date1844

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Engraver Henry Samuel Sadd (English, 1835 - 1884)

Printmaker John Neale (American, active c.1848 - 1906)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, stipple engraving.

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 30 1/2 in. × 23 1/4 in. (77.47 cm × 59.06 cm) Plate (H x W): 30 in. x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 cm x 57.15 cm) Image (H x W): 26 in. × 20 3/8 in. (66.04 cm × 51.75 cm)

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

Object numberSC-141

DescriptionFull-length portrait of George Washington dressed in a black coat holding a sword in his left hand with his right hand extended in front of him. He is in a room with a columns in the background and drapery above. Behind Washington is a chair with the seal of the United States on its crest and on the left is a table draped with a carpet supporting an inkwell, paper, and hat.

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), 142.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 154.

MarkingsPrinted below image on left in block script: "Painted by G. Stuart.". Printed below image on right in block script: "Engraved by H. S. Sadd, N. Y.". Printed below image centered in block script: "George Washington.". Printed below image centered in cursive script: "Published at the Albion Office, New York 1844.". Printed below image on right in block script: "Published by J. Neale.".

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