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Le Général Washington, Commendant en Chef des Amées Americaines, né en Virginie en 1733

After Charles Willson Peale American
Author Related author Johann Caspar Lavater Swiss
Sitter George Washington American
1783–86
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Le Général Washington, Commendant en Chef des Amées Americaines, né en Virginie en 1733
  • Series/Portfolio: Lavater, Essai sur Physigonomie
  • Artist: After Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Author: Related author Johann Caspar Lavater (Swiss, Zurich 1741–1801 Zurich)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Published in: The Hague
  • Date: 1783–86
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 13/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.4 × 16.7 cm)
    Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 13/16 in. (25.7 × 19.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.111
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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