Washington Receiving a Salute on the Field of Trenton
Date1865
After
John Faed
(Scottish, 1819 - 1902)
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Maker
William Holl
(English, 1807-1871)
Publisher
National Art Association of New York
(American)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; line and stipple engraving, etching.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 30 7/8 in. × 23 9/16 in. (78.42 cm × 59.85 cm)
Plate (H x W): 30 in. x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 cm x 57.15 cm)
Image (H x W): 23 7/8 in. × 17 1/2 in. (60.64 cm × 44.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-177
DescriptionThis print is an equestrian portrait of George Washington wearing a military uniform with a hat in his left hand and a sword extended horizontally in his right hand. He is seated on a a white horse. In the backgroud is a landscape scene, with a small encampment of military tents visible to the left of Washington.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), 277-278.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 196.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "John Faed. R. S. A.".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Wm. Holl. / G. Washington".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Washington Receiving a Salute on the Field of Trenton / Published Exclusively for Subscribers by the National Art Association of New York 1865 / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by the National Art Association in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York".
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c. 1850-1865
c. 1780-1790
