The Washington Family
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)
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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March 10 1798
c. 1850
1845-1855
1796-1874
c. 1820-1825
1780-1790