Washington
Date1854
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Lithographer
Bernard Romain Julien
(French, 1802 - 1871)
Printer
Francois Delarue
(French, active c. 1854)
Publisher
William Schaus
(German-American, 1820 - 1892)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; lithograph.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 24 1/2 in. × 19 1/4 in. (62.23 cm × 48.9 cm)
Overall (H x W): 14 in. × 10 in. (35.56 cm × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-150
DescriptionFull-bust portrait of George Washington, facing left, and wearing a black coat, a cravat, a jabot and a ribbon tying back his hair. He is set against a grey background.SignedIn pencil on the bottom-right corner of the sheet: "Julian".
MarkingsPrinted below image on left in italic script: "Imp Fois. Delarue, Paris".
Printed below image centered in block script: "Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year 1854 by W. Schaus in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the southern district of New York".
Printed below image centered in block script: "Washington".
Printed in the right-hand corner of the image: "Julien".
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