George Washington at the Battle of Long Island
Date1932
After
Arthur Szyk
(Polish, 1894 - 1951)
Engraver
Max Jaffe
(Austrian, 1877 - 1939)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; collotype.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 6 1/2 in. × 4 11/16 in. (16.51 cm × 11.91 cm)
Overall (H x W): 7 3/8 in. × 5 1/8 in. (18.73 cm × 13.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Albert H. Small, 2010
Object numberM-5501
DescriptionThis print is an image depicting George Washington leading the retreat of American troops from Long Island in August 1776. Washington is seated astride a white horse amid a closely packed group of ten American soldiers.MarkingsPrinted in ink on the cartouches at the bottom of the image: "George Washington at the Battle of Long Island / ...Good God! What Brave Fellows I Must This Day Lose... / E Pluribus Unum".
Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Copyright 1932 by Max Jaffe".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Arthur Szyk, Paris 1930".
Printed in ink on the bottom-left corner of the sheet: "Arthur Szyk pinx."
Printed in ink on the bottom-right corner of the sheet: "Made by Max Jaffe, Vienna, Austria".
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c. 1850-1865
1932
18th Century
1832-1835