General Washington

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Date1800-1834

Possible maker James Heath (English, 1757 - 1834)

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Probably made - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, line engraving.

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 26 in. × 18 in. (66.04 cm × 45.72 cm) Other (Plate H x W): 22 1/8 in. × 13 7/8 in. (56.2 cm × 35.24 cm) Other (Image H x W): 19 3/4 in. × 13 in. (50.17 cm × 33.02 cm)

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

Object numberSC-142

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. On the left is a table draped with a carpet and displaying 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), 138-9.

MarkingsPrinted below image on the left: "Painted by Gilbert Stuart 1797.". Printed below image on right in italic script: "Engraved by James Heath Historical Engraver to his Majesty and to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales / from the original Picture in the Collection of the Marquis of Lansdown." Printed below image, centered: "GENERAL WASHINGTON."

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