Washington.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

After a work byAfter a work by Gilbert Stuart American, 1755 - 1828

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 1/4 x 10in. (38.7 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/4 x 11 13/16in. (43.8 x 30cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionAn elderly man wearing a coat, vest, a shirt with lace cuffs and a lace stock, breeches, hose, and shoes with buckles stands in an interior facing left. His right hand is outstretched. He holds a sword in his left hand. A table in the Empire style is in the left background. The legs are carved with fasces topped with eagles holding arrows. A tablecloth, an inkwell with a quill pen in it, several books, and a sheet of paper are on the table. Several large books are beneath the table. An ornately carved chair is in the right background. In the upper part of the composition, drapery is attached to two pairs of Doric columns by cords with tassels. A patterned carpet is on the floor.

Object number1950.202.145

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "WASHINGTON."

On verso, upper left, in red ink, "982". In pencil: upper left, "CHS"; lower left, "Print / Box 8 / #34" "Neg #2155"; lower right, "consv 1987 CPC" "Dwr 57" and accession number.

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