Gen. Washington on the Battle Field of Trenton
Date1845
After
John Trumbull
(American, 1756 - 1843)
Engraver
William Warner
(American, 1813 - 1848)
Publisher
William Smith
(American, 1813 - 1848)
Publisher
J. Turgis
(American, active c.1860 - 1891)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; mezzotint and etching.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 29 in. × 21 in. (73.66 cm × 53.34 cm)
Plate (H x W): 27 3/8 in. x 19 1/2 in. (69.53 cm x 49.53 cm)
Image (H x W): 24 3/4 in. × 17 1/2 in. (62.87 cm × 44.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-176
DescriptionFull-length portrait of George Washington standing before the battlefield of Trenton. Washington is wearing a military uniform and is standing in a contrapposto stance with his right foot forward. His left hand is resting on the hilt of a sword on his belt, and in his right he holds a spyglass. In the background there is a young man holding the reins of a rearing horse. Beyond the young man can be seen a battle with a ruined cart and cannon just behind the figure of Washington. On the right of Washington is a blasted tree. The print sheet has been trimmed. 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), 53.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 95-96.
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in block script: "Gen. Washington / [on the battle field at Trenton]".
Printed below image centered in cursive script: "Engraved by W. Warner from the original picture by Col. John Trumbull in possession of Yale College New Haven".
Printed below image centered in italic script: "Published by William Smith 706 South Third St. Philadelphia & by J. Turgis 78 Duane St. New York.".
Printed below image centered in italic script: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by John [illegible] in the Clerks office of the District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.".
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