Print (Steel engraving)

Museum Object Number 1977.0597 A

Object Name

Print (Steel engraving)

Title

G.\o Washington (Portrait of George Washington)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Anonymous

Creator (Role)

Edward S. Best (Engraver)

Christian Schussele (Painter)

John M. Butler (Publisher)

Date of Birth

18261826

Date of Death

186508/21/1879

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1859

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Printed at bottom right within image; C. Schuessele/ 1856
2. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; PAINTED BY C. SCHUESSELE.
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; ENGRAVED BY EDWARD S. BEST
4. Inscription; Bottom center; Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by John M. Butler in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Subjects

Portrait; Washington, George

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved, Steel Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

25.9 (H) , 19.9 (W) , 21.8 (Image H) , 16.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

65.9 (H) , 50.5 (W) , 21.8 (Image H) , 16.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 25.6 in. (65.0 cm). Plate W: 19.7 in. (50.0 cm).

Publisher Summary

Butler, John M.

Publication Date

1859

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Object Description

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