Washington
Date1859
After
Robert Edge Pine
(English, c. 1730 - 1788)
Publisher
G. P. Putnam & Co.
(American, founded 1838)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; stipple engraving
DimensionsImage (H x W): 5 1/2 in. × 4 1/2 in. (13.97 cm × 11.43 cm)
Overall (H x W): 10 1/8 in. × 6 1/8 in. (25.72 cm × 15.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-MPA8/A
DescriptionThis print is a portrait image of George Washington in military uniform.Washington Irving, Life of George Washington, (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1859).
MarkingsPrinted in ink on the bottom edge of the image: "R.E. Pine".
Printed in ink below the image: "Washington. / From the original Picture from life by Robert Edge Pine taken in 1785. / (In possession of I. Carson Brevoort Esq. Brooklyn, N.Y.) / Engraved for Irving's Washington."
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