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Mounted on a white horse, General George Washington hands a small spyglass to an officer, possibly the Marquis de Lafayette or Baron von Steuben, attended by an infantryman who holds a rifle fixed with a bayonet. Behind and above, an American flag flies from the top of an embankment defended by cannon, with another gun and shot described at lower right.
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Title: Washington at the Outposts of Valley Forge
Engraver:
Robert Hinshelwood (American, Edinburgh 1812–after 1875 New York)
Artist:
After Felix Octavius Carr Darley (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1822–1888 Claymont, Delaware)
Printer:
H. Peters (American, 19th century)
Publisher:
Goupil & Co.
Sitter:
George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Published in: New York
Date: 1859
Medium: Engraving; proof
Dimensions:
Image: 16 7/16 × 12 11/16 in. (41.7 × 32.3 cm)
Plate: 20 × 15 1/16 in. (50.8 × 38.3 cm)
Sheet: 21 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (55.2 × 40.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession Number: 83.2.148
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