Washington
Date1845-1855
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Engraver
Waterman Lilly Ormsby
(American, 1809 - 1883)
Publisher
Waterman Lilly Ormsby
(American, 1809 - 1883)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving on steel.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 20 1/8 in. × 12 15/16 in. (51.12 cm × 32.86 cm)
Plate (H x W): 23 1/2 in. × 15 3/8 in. (59.69 cm × 39.05 cm)
Overall (H x W): 26 1/8 in. × 19 3/16 in. (66.36 cm × 48.68 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-161
DescriptionThis print is a 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 set 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, and holding an inkwell, paper, and hat.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), 140.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 149.
MarkingsPrinted below image on left in block script: "Painted by Gilbert Stuart".
Printed below image centered in block script: "Published by W. L. Ormsby. 116 Fulton Street N. Y.".
Printed below image on right in block script: "Eng'd on Steel by W. L. Ormsby. N. Y.".
Printed below image centered in block script: "Washington".
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