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Silhouette Portrait of George Washington

Lithographer Lithographed and published by E. B. & E. C. Kellogg American
Sitter George Washington American
1844
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Silhouette Portrait of George Washington
  • Series/Portfolio: Portrait Gallery of DIstinguished Americans, 1844-45
  • Artist: William Henry Brown (American, Charleston, South Carolina 1808–1883 Charleston, South Carolina)
  • Lithographer: Lithographed and published by E. B. & E. C. Kellogg (American, active Hartford, Connecticut 1840–67)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Published in: Hartford
  • Date: 1844
  • Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
  • Dimensions: Image: 14 1/16 × 10 5/8 in. (35.7 × 27 cm)
    Sheet: 16 5/8 × 12 1/16 in. (42.3 × 30.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.607
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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