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Title: General Washington
Series/Portfolio: American Legislators, Patriots and Soldiers who have distinguished themselves in rendering their Country Independent, published London
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)
Published in: London
Date: May 10, 1783
Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in dark orange-brown ink
Dimensions:
Image: 2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (7.2 × 6 cm)
Plate: 6 3/8 × 5 11/16 in. (16.2 × 14.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (29.4 × 21.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number: 24.90.1781(1)
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