General George Washington
Date1800
Engraver
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
After
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Publisher
Edward Savage
(American, 1761 - 1817)
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; stipple and line engraving
DimensionsOverall (framed H x W): 12 1/8 in. × 9 7/8 in. (30.8 cm × 25.08 cm)
Overall (unframed H x W): 7 in. × 4 7/8 in. (17.78 cm × 12.38 cm)
Plate (H x W): 6 1/4 in. x 4 1/2 in. (15.88 cm x 11.43 cm)
Image (H x W): 5 1/8 in. × 4 1/8 in. (13.02 cm × 10.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-12
DescriptionOval image of a full-bust portrait of George Washington facing to the right. He is wearing a military uniform with the Society of the Cincinnati medal on his right lapel. He is set against a stippled grey background. Published ReferencesWendy Wick, George Washington: An American Icon, (Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1982), 104-5.
Charles Henry Hart and Samuel Arlent Edwards, Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington (New York: Grolier Club of the City of New York, 1904), 101.
William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 76.
MarkingsPrinted below image centered in cursive script: "Painted & Engraved by E. Savage".
Printed below image centered in block script: "General George Washington.".
Printed on the reverse on an adhesive attached to the upper-right corner of the frame: "RP-440 / SC-12 / (Baker 117)", "PS-1A".
Printed on the reverse on an adhesive label at the bottom-center edge: "Baker 117 / General George Washington / Painted and Engraved by E. Savage / Mitchell Collection / Antique Framed - Goodspeeds".
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February 7, 1792
May 10, 1783
