General Washington

May 21, 1794
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: General Washington
  • Series/Portfolio: Lavater, Essays on Physiognomy
  • Artist: After Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Publisher: Thomas Holloway (British, London 1748–1827 Coltishall, Norfolk)
  • Author: Related author Johann Caspar Lavater (Swiss, Zurich 1741–1801 Zurich)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Subject: Charles Cornwallis (British, London 1738–1805 Ghazipur, India)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: May 21, 1794
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 8 in. (24.4 × 20.3 cm)
    Sheet: 8 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (22.7 × 14 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756-2207
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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