General Washington
Date1796
After
John Trumbull
(American, 1756 - 1843)
Engraver
Thomas Cheesman
(English, 1760 - 1834)
Publisher
Antonio Cesare de Poggi
(Italian, 1744 - 1836)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; mezzotint.
DimensionsOverall: 28 in. x 19 in. (71.12 cm x 48.26 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Bo Tian in honor of Steven Tian, 2011
Object numberM-5262
DescriptionThis print is a full-length portrait of George Washington in military dress as General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Published ReferencesWilliam Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington, (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 94.
Barry Cornwall, Effigies Poeticae: Or, The Portraits of the British Poets : Illustrated by Notes Biographical, Critical, and Poetical, Volume 2, (J. Carpenter & Sons, 1824), 37.
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Painted by John Trumbull Esqr.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "General Washington".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Engraved by T. Cheesman".
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1812-1813
1775-1780
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