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Washington Taking Command of the American Army – At Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3rd, 1775

Publisher Currier & Ives American
Sitter George Washington American
1876
Not on view
Scene from the American Revolution. George Washington at left on horseback salutes his troops at right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Washington Taking Command of the American Army – At Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3rd, 1775
  • Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Date: 1876
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 8 7/8 × 12 5/16 in. (22.5 × 31.3 cm)
    Image and text: 10 1/16 × 12 5/16 in. (25.6 × 31.3 cm)
    Sheet: 11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.4 × 40.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
  • Object Number: 63.550.467
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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