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The Washington Family. George Washington, his Lady, and her two Grandchildren by the Name of Cu ...
The Washington Family
The Washington Family. George Washington, his Lady, and her two Grandchildren by the Name of Cu ...
The Washington Family. George Washington, his Lady, and her two Grandchildren by the Name of Custis. Printmaker: Edward Savage Ink on paper; stipple engraving 1798
Status
Not on view
Date1798
After (American, 1761 - 1817)
Engraver (American, 1761 - 1817)
Publisher (active c. 1798)
Subject (American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject (American, 1731 - 1802)
Subject (American, 1781 - 1857)
Subject (American, 1779 - 1852)
Subject (American, 1772 - 1840)
Geography Published - United StatesPublished - England
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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