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Print (Engraving)
GEORGE WASHINGTON Eq.\er
Alexander Campbell
1778-1780
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Alexander Campbell (Painter)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1959.1583 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1583 A
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
GEORGE WASHINGTON Eq.\er
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Alexander Campbell (Painter)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Origin Notes
Origin probably Paris.
Date
1778-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath image
Inscription: d'Aprés l'Original de Champell Peintre de Williambourg Capitale de la Virginie
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- George Washington
- Military
- Political figure
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.9 (H) x 7.4 (W) x 11.75 (Image H) x 7.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.3 (H) x 18.8 (W) x 29.84 (Image H) x 18.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Trimmed within plate marks. Chain intervals: 3.4-3.5 cm; 7 laid lines per cm.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
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. 78, p. 129.Book: Library of Congress & Cresswell, Donald H. 1975 The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell.
• Listed as nos. 207 and 208.