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Washington, the Surveryor's Assistant

Printer Henry E. Carling British
Subject George Washington American
1932
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Washington, the Surveryor's Assistant
  • Series/Portfolio: The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington
  • Artist: Robert Hogg Nisbet (American, Providence, Rhode Island 1879–1961)
  • Printer: Henry E. Carling (British, active second quarter 20th century)
  • Subject: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Date: 1932
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 8 15/16 × 12 11/16 in. (22.7 × 32.2 cm)
    Sheet: 14 11/16 × 19 5/8 in. (37.3 × 49.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.687(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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