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Date1798-1882

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Engraver Oliver Pelton (American, 1798 - 1882)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line engraving.

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 21 1/16 in. × 13 3/4 in. (53.5 cm × 34.93 cm) Plate (H x W): Unkown, sheet has been trimmed Image (H x W): 19 15/16 in. × 13 in. (50.64 cm × 33.02 cm)

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

Object numberSC-162

DescriptionFull-length portrait of George Washington dressed in a black coat and holding a sword in his left hand, with his right hand extended in front of him. He is set in a room with 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.

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), 152.

MarkingsPrinted below image on left in block script: "Painted by Gilbert Stuart. 1797.". Printed below image on right in block script: "American Publisher" The text is partially erased. Printed below image centered in block script: "Washington.".

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