George Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
Paintings
Charles Peale Polk (Painter)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1787-1793
Oil paint; Canvas
Painted
1956.0562 A
Object Number1956.0562 A |
Painting (Portrait)
George Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
Paintings
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Charles Peale Polk (Painter)
1767-1822
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1787-1793
1. Signature; Reverse of canvas (under relining); C.\s P. Polk/ Painter
Portrait; Washington, George
Oil paint; Canvas
Painted
35.7 (H) , 28 (W)
90.8 (H) , 71 (W)
Measurements at stretchers, right side and bottom.
Text available soon.
[Book] Simmons, Linda Crocker. 1981 Charles Peale Polk 1776-1822: A Limner and his Likenesses.
• Published as cat. no. 17, p. 28.
[Book] 1951 Portraits in Delaware 1700-1850: A Checklist Compiled by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Delaware.
• See p. 49.
[Book] Morgan, John Hill & Fielding, Mantle. 1931 The Life Portraits of Washington and their Replicas.
• Published as cat. no. 8, p. 128.