Memorial to George Washington
Date1818
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Engraver
Sarah Wood
(American, active c. 1818)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; engraving.
DimensionsOverall (image): 16 3/4 in. × 21 5/8 in. × 1/16 in. (42.55 cm × 54.93 cm × 0.16 cm)
Overall (sheet): 17 in. × 21 11/16 in. (43.18 cm × 55.09 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the generosity of the Connoisseur Society of Mount Vernon, 2016
Object numberM-5490
DescriptionThis print is an image of a memorial statue to George Washington below a weeping willow bearing his image. An angel leans against the memorial in mourning. To the right is a depiction of a boat sailing on water, and to the left is a deptiction of a grand house, likely meant to be Mount Vernon.SignedPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Engraved and published by S. Wood, Woodstock, Vt".
MarkingsPrinted in ink above the portrait image of Washington: "Sacred to / the Memory / of Gen. Geo. / Washington / Died, Dec. 14, / 1799. Aged 67".
Printed in ink below the portrait image of Washington: "The willows weep and sorrowing wave, / In memory of the Illustrious brave.”
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