The Washington Family

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Date1798

After Edward Savage (American, 1761 - 1817)

Engraver Edward Savage (American, 1761 - 1817)

Publisher Savage & Wilkinson (active c. 1798)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Subject Martha Washington (American, 1731 - 1802)

Subject George Washington Parke Custis (American, 1781 - 1857)

Subject Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (American, 1779 - 1852)

Subject William Lee (American, 1772 - 1840)

Geography Published - United StatesPublished - England

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; stipple engraving.

DimensionsImage (H x W): 18 3/8 in. x 24 9/16 in. (46.67 cm x 62.39 cm) Overall (H x W): 20 1/16 in. x 25 7/8 in. (50.96 cm x 65.72 cm)

Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Lisa R. Moore, Vice Regent for Virginia, 2011

Object numberM-5263

DescriptionThis print is a portrait of the Washington Family and a depiction of their enslaved manservant, who is likely William Lee.
Published ReferencesWendy Wick, George Washington, An American Icon: The Eighteenth Century Graphic Portraits (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1982), 122-124.

Charles Henry Hart, Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington, (New York: The Grolier Club, 1904), 110.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington, (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880).

MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom edge of the image: “Printed and Engrav’d by E. Savage." Printed in ink below the image, on the left: "The Washington Family. / George Washington, his Lady, and her two Grandchildren by the Name of Custis." Printed in ink below the image, on the right: "La Famille de Washington. / George Washington, Son Epouse, et Ses deux petits Enfants du Nom du Custis.” 1794 watermark within the paper material.

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