Washington Subduing a Camp Brawl
Date1857
Engraver
George R. Hall
(English-American, born 1818)
Printer
William Pate
(American, active c.1849 - 1865)
Publisher
G. P. Putnam & Co.
(American, founded 1838)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving, etching
DimensionsImage (H x W): 4 in. × 7 in. (10.16 cm × 17.78 cm)
Overall (H x W): 6 1/2 in. × 9 13/16 in. (16.51 cm × 24.92 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Gibby, 1984
Object numberWB-MPA17
DescriptionThis print depicts George Washington ending a brawl between soldiers in a winter encampment during the American Revolutionary War.Washington Irving, Life of George Washington, (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1857), 366.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Darley".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "G.R. Hall / Printed by W. Pate".
Printed in ink below the image: "Washington Subduing a Camp Brawl. / (From the original drawing in the possession of the publishers) / New York G.P. Putnam & Co./ Entd. according to act of Congress A.D. 1857 G. P. Putnam & Co. in the Clerks office of the Dist. Court for the Southern District of New York."
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