Washington
Date1859
After
Thomas Hicks
(American, 1823-1890)
Engraver
Hezekiah Wright Smith
(American, 1828 - 1889)
Printer
William H. Miller & Co.
(American)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; stipple and line engraving
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 29 1/4 in. × 21 1/16 in. (74.3 cm × 53.5 cm)
Plate (H x W): 25 1/2 in. x 18 in. (64.77 cm x 445.72 cm)
Image (H x W): 24 5/16 in. × 17 in. (61.75 cm × 43.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-158
DescriptionFull-length portrait of George Washington standing. Mount Vernon is visible in the background. He is wearing a military uniform with the coat open, and is holding a cane in his right hand.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), 280.
MarkingsPrinted below image on left in block script: "Painted by T. Hicks. N. A.".
Printed below image on right in block script: "Engraved by H. Wright Smith".
Printed below image centered in block script: "Washington".
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