(George Washington)
Prints and Maps
Alexander Lawson (Engraver)
William Russell Birch (Draftsman)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1805-1810
Ink; Paper (wove)
Engraved, Etched
1977.0218
Object Number1977.0218 |
Print (Line engraving)
(George Washington)
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
Alexander Lawson (Engraver)
1773-1846
William Russell Birch (Draftsman)
04/09/1755-08/07/1834
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1805-1810
1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; BIRCH DEL.\T
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; ENGRAVED BY LAWSON.
Allegory; George Washington; Political figure
Ink; Paper (wove)
Engraved, Etched
11.9 (H) , 9.6 (W) , 6.3 (Image H) , 6.1 (Image W)
30.3 (H) , 24.3 (W) , 6.3 (Image H) , 6.1 (Image W)
OH at left. OW at top. Print H: 6.7 in. (16.9 cm). Print W: 6.3 in. (16.0 cm). No plate marks.
none
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 326, p. 462.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 1690, p. 281.