Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious G. Washington
Date1801
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Artist
Thomas Clarke
(active ca. 1797 - 1801)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving.
Gilt wood frame, eglomise border.
DimensionsOverall (Overall, framed): 11 5/8 in. × 11 5/16 in. × 7/8 in. (29.53 cm × 28.73 cm × 2.22 cm)
Overall (sight, inside eglomise): 8 5/8 in. × 8 1/4 in. (21.91 cm × 20.96 cm)
Overall (image, outside black border): 8 3/16 in. × 8 in. (20.8 cm × 20.32 cm)
Credit LinePurchase. Mrs. Francis Wilkinson Pickens, Vice Regent for South Carolina, by exchange, 2016
Object numberM-5424/A-B
DescriptionThis print is a circular composition depicting two women, a man, and a monument to George Washington. The monument stands at the right and consists of an obelisk atop a rectangular pedestal. The face of the obelisk displays a winged cherub’s head; a portrait of George Washington, after Gilbert Stuart, in an oval cartouche, with a laurel wreath below. The man and the woman nearest the monument hold kerchiefs to their faces. The woman on the left is an allegorical figure representing Hope, with the index finger of her right hand pointing to the sky and an anchor resting against her leg. A weeping willow arches over the monument, while pine trees fill the remainder of the background.Published ReferencesWilliam Spohn, The Engraved Portraits of Washington, (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880).
MarkingsPrinted in ink on the monument within the image: “G.Washington / There is / Rest in / Heaven.”
Printed in in on the bottom edge of the image: “T Clarke Sculpt. 1801 Boston”.
Printed in ink below the image: "Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious G. Washington".
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c. 1808-1812
1800-1805
c. 1796
c. 1820
1844-1850