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Calligraphic Profile Portrait of George Washington

Sitter George Washington American
ca. 1777
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Calligraphic Profile Portrait of George Washington
  • Artist: Pierre Jean Paul Berny de Nogen (French, Chartres 1722–1779 Strasbourg)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Date: ca. 1777
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 3/16 in. (36.5 × 25.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
  • Object Number: 38.145.563
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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