American Legislators, Patriots and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in rendering their Country Independent
Artwork Details
- Title: American Legislators, Patriots and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in rendering their Country Independent
- Engraver: Burnet Reading (British, Colchester, Essex active 1780–1820)
- Artist: After Pierre Eugène du Simitière (American (born Switzerland), Geneva 1737–1784 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Publisher: William Richardson (British, active 1778–1812)
- Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
- Sitter: Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (American, born Magdeburg, Germany 1730–1794 Steuben, New York)
- Sitter: Silas Deane (American, Groton, Connecticut 1738–1789 at sea near Kent, England)
- Sitter: Joseph Reed (American, Trenton, New Jersey 1741–1785 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Sitter: Gouverneur Morris (American, New York 1752–1816 New York)
- Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
- Sitter: John Jay (American, New York 1745–1829 Bedford, New York)
- Sitter: William Henry Drayton (American, Drayton Hall, South Carolina 1742–1779 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Sitter: Henry Laurens (American, Charleston, South Carolina 1724–1792 Charleston, South Carolina)
- Sitter: Charles Thomson (American, born Londonderry, Ireland 1729–1824)
- Sitter: Samuel Huntington (American, Windham, Connecticut 1731–1796 Norwich, Connecticut)
- Sitter: John Dickinson (American, Talbot County, Maryland 1732–1808 Wilmington, Delaware)
- Sitter: Benedict Arnold (American, Norwich, Connecticut 1741–1801 London)
- Published in: London
- Date: 1783
- Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in dark orange-brown ink
- Dimensions: 12 5/8 × 8 11/16 in. (32 × 22 cm)
- Classifications: Portfolios, Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1781(1-13)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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