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George Washington

1899
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: George Washington
  • Engraver: Samuel Arlent Edwards (American (born England), Somerset 1862–1938 Westport, Connecticut)
  • Artist: After John Trumbull (American, Lebanon, Connecticut 1756–1843 New York)
  • Publisher: Joseph F. Sabin (American, 1846–1926)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Date: 1899
  • Medium: Mezzotint on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (30.3 × 22.7 cm)
    Sheet: 19 1/8 × 14 3/16 in. (48.5 × 36 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Maye, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.495
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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