George Washington / President of the United States
Date1796
Engraver
William Rollinson
(1762-1842)
After
Walter Robertson
(Irish, 1750 - 1802)
Publisher
I. Read
Medium/TechniqueCopper
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 in. x 4 1/2 in. (18.42 cm x 11.43 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of Jeanie Kilroy Wilson and Wallace S. Wilson in honor of John Bookout and Ann Bookout, Vice Regent for Texas, 2014
Object numberM-5340
DescriptionCopper printing plate with central oval featuring bust portrait of Washington in military uniform, facing viewer's left (opposite of printed image). Below oval is reverse inscription reading "George Washington" above "President of the United States." At bottom is publication information: "Published by I. Read New York 1796."
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1812-1813
1796
