General Washington

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Date1800-1834

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Possible maker James Heath (English, 1757 - 1834)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Probably made - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line engraving.

DimensionsImage (H x W): 19 7/8 in. × 13 1/8 in. (50.48 cm × 33.34 cm) Plate (H x W): 22 in. x 14 in. (55.88 cm x 35.56 cm) Overall (H x W): 22 15/16 in. × 16 1/8 in. (58.26 cm × 40.96 cm)

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

Object numberSC-152

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.
1800-1834

Hart 287
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), 138-139.

MarkingsPrinted below image on left in italtic script: "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 in block script: "GENERAL WASHINGTON."

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