George Washington

(?) Anonymous, French, 19th century French

ca. 1850

Not on view

This lithograph may have been created in Europe around 1848, when uprisings in favor of reform in France and Germany sparked renewed interest in the American Revolution. The image relies on Léon Cogniet's 1836 portrait that shows Washington standing on the bank of the Delaware River—details of the latter taken from John Trumbull’s famous representation of the general at the Battle of Trenton, where the beleaguered Americans won an unexpected victory on December 26, 1776.

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Title: George Washington
Artist: (?) Anonymous, French, 19th century
Artist: After Léon Cogniet (French, Paris 1794–1880 Paris)
Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 13 5/16 × 9 13/16 in. (33.8 × 25 cm)
Sheet: 16 5/8 × 13 11/16 in. (42.2 × 34.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Lynne and Peter Esmay, 2016
Object Number: 2016.386.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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