Washington.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer American, 1849 - 1850

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

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 1/2in. (30 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10 1/8in. (35.6 x 25.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

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. A tablecloth, an inkwell, several books, and two scrolls of paper are on the table. Several large books are beneath the table. An ornately caraved 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 number1985.151.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "WASHINGTON. / FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. / 25."

On verso, in pencil: lower left, accession number; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 57" "4/7/24" and "llpc" [?].

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