His Excellency George Washington Esq. Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States
Date1781
After
Charles Willson Peale
(American, 1741 - 1827)
Possible maker
Paul Revere
(American, 1735 - 1818)
Author
Abraham Weatherwise
Publisher
John D. McDougall
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper, woodcut
DimensionsOverall (framed H x W): 9 in. × 10 1/8 in. (22.86 cm × 25.72 cm)
Overall (unframed H x W): 6 7/8 in. × 8 in. (17.46 cm × 20.32 cm)
Other (Image H x W): 2 3/4 in. × 2 3/8 in. (6.99 cm × 6.03 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-20
DescriptionOval image of a full bust portrait of George Washington, used as a illustration. The portrait is framed with cannons and spears below it and spears on either side of it. Washington is facing left and is wearing a military uniform.Published ReferencesClarence S. Brigham, Paul Revere's Engravings (New York, NY: Atheneum, 1969), 156-157.
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), 15.
MarkingsPrinted above image centered in block script: "His Excellency/George Washington, Esq/Commander in Chief of the Armies of the/United States of America."
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