General Washington
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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1798-1882
1800-1828
1850-1882
1800-1834
1851-1876
1844-1850
1845-1855
1850-1882
1796-1820
c. 1870