Lived respected and Fear'd -- Died Lamented and rever'd
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Printmakers issued many images to commemorate Geroge Washington's death and his importance to his country. Columbia, the personification of America, mourns the death of Washington, while the other woman, an embodiment of Justice, directs te angel of Fame to spread the sad news.
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Date1800
After
Gilbert Stuart
(American, 1755 - 1828)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 in. x 10 in. (29.85 cm x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Wilmarth Lewis in memory of her aunt, Annie Burr Jennings, Vice Regent for Connecticut, 1939
Object numberM-1087/H-1
DescriptionThis print is an image of two women mourning at a monument with an image of George Washington. The scene is framed by palm trees and a large bird is depicted overhead.Published ReferencesWendy C. Wick, George Washington: An American Icon, (Washington D.C.:The Smithsonian Institution, 1982), 141-142.
MarkingsPrinted in ink on the scroll held by the angel: "Tears / of / America".
Printed in ink on the monument: "Born Feby. 12th 1732 Died Decemr. 14th 1799".
Printed in ink below the image: "Lived respected and Fear'd -- Died Lamented and rever'd / Columbia Lamenting the Loss of Her Son / Who Redeemed Her From Slavery & Liberty Won / While fame is Directed by Justice to Spread / the sad tidings afar that Washington's dead."
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