Le Général Washington

1780

Not on view

George Washington stands in front of a tent with documents that relate to the American Revolution, including a map of "New Windsor." A Black groom holds the general's horse at the right and a military camp is shown in the distance. Text below states that the print is based on a painting in the possession of the Marquis de Lafayette. The image of Washington derives from a portrait painted by Charles Willson Peale in 1776 (now in the Brooklyn Museum). A replica that Peale painted for John Hancock was later owned by the Marquis de Lafayette who took it to France in January 1779. Le Paon based a painting upon the latter, adding details such as the tent, military camp, horse, attendant and documents, and this print by Le Mire print reproduces Le Paon's painting.

Artwork Details

Title: Le Général Washington
Engraver: Noël Le Mire (French, Rouen 1724–1801 Paris)
Artist: After Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (French, near Paris 1736/1738–1785 Paris)
Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Date: 1780
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: image: 16 1/2 x 12 5/8 in. (41.9 x 32.1 cm)
sheet: 20 1/16 x 14 5/8 in. (51 x 37.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.156
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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