Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    George Washington Esq,,\r/ PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA./ From the Original Portrait Painted at the request of the Corporation of the University of Cambridge in Massachusetts.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Pieter Stevens van Gunst (Designer, engraver and publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    June 25 1793 (1793-1793)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.0087


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.0087

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

George Washington Esq,,\r/ PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA./ From the Original Portrait Painted at the request of the Corporation of the University of Cambridge in Massachusetts.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Pieter Stevens van Gunst (Designer, engraver and publisher)
1659-c.1724
Gunst was born in Amsterdam and died in England. Dates are given for LARREY'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, for which Gunst prepared a series of portraits.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Origin may also be United States.

Date

June 25 1793 (1793-1793)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath image; "E. Savage pinx. et sculp."
2. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; "Published June 25, 1793, by E. Savage, No. 54, Newman Street."

Subjects

Washington, George; Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

24.3 (H) , 18.3 (W) , 18 (Image H) , 13.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

61.6 (H) , 46.4 (W) , 18 (Image H) , 13.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H: 53.3 cm and W: 40.3 cm.

Publisher Summary

Savage, Edward

Publication Date

06/25/1793

Place of Publication

54 Newman Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Published: no. 201, pp. 306-307.
[Book] Hart, Charles Henry. 1904 Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington.
Print listed as no. 228. See also p. 107.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
Print listed as no. 2752, p. 456.
[Book] Groce, George C & Wallace, David H. 1957 The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860.
See pps. 559-60 for information on the artist.