President George Washington

Manufactory Mathevon et Bouvard

Probably after an engraving by James Heath

1893

Not on view

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Title: President George Washington
Manufactory: Mathevon et Bouvard
Artist: Probably after an engraving by James Heath (after the Lansdowne portrait by Gilbert Stuart)
Date: 1893
Culture: French, Lyons
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: H. 22 3/4 x W. 18 inches (57.8 x 45.7 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Elisa Parada de Migel, 1959
Object Number: 59.25.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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