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GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.\r/ GENERAL and COMMANDER in CHIEF of the CONTINENTAL ARMY in AMERICA.
Alexander Campbell, C. Shepherd
September 9 1775 (1775-1775)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Alexander Campbell (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1959.1582 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1582 A
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.\r/ GENERAL and COMMANDER in CHIEF of the CONTINENTAL ARMY in AMERICA.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Alexander Campbell (Artist); C. Shepherd (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
September 9 1775 (1775-1775)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Center beneath image
Inscription: Done from an Original, Drawn from the Life by Alex.\r Campbell of Williamsburgh in Virginia.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Published as the Act directs, 9 Sept.\r 1775 by C. Shepherd.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Military
- Portrait
- Political figure
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
14.8 (H) x 10.77 (W) x 13.7 (Image H) x 9.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
37.5 (H) x 27.35 (W) x 34.7 (Image H) x 25 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W near bottom. Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.8 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (25.0 cm). Chain interval not measured; laid lines 7 per cm .
Publisher Summary
C. Shepherd
Publisher Date
09/09/1775
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
C. Shepherd
Edition State
II or later
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with opaque watercolors
Edition Notes
Later (subsequent) state than 70.1394a. Plate has been reworked with the burin and rocker to delineate faded details and sharpen worn areas; sleeve and cuff details altered; the number "85" added in the bottom right corner.
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. 76, p. 128.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 110, p. 43.Article: Nelson, Christina H. 1980 Transfer-printed Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market. Winterthur Portfolio. 15 (2): 93- 115.
• Published: p. 100, fig. 12Book: Baker, William Spohn. 1880 The Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Listed as no. 46.Book: Hart, Charles Henry. 1904 Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Listed as no. 721b.