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Painting (Portrait)
The Washington Family
Edward Savage
1798-1798
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Savage (Painter)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Mahogany
Museum Object Number
1961.0708
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0708
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
The Washington Family
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Edward Savage (Painter)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1798-1798
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Political figure
Materials
- Oil paint
- Mahogany
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
18.125 (H) x 24.125 (W) x 0.31 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
46.038 (H) x 61.278 (W) x 0.79 (D)
Measurement Notes
Panel measured at right side and bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gevalt, Emelie, et al. 2023 Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North.
• Published: p. 266, fig. 81Book: Van Horn, Jennifer. 2022 Portraits of Resistance: Activating Art During Slavery.
• Published: p. 83, fig. 44Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 168-9, fig. 13.Catalogue: Miles, Ellen G. 1995 American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century: The Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Systematic Catalogue.
• Discussed in pp.146-58.Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 40, pp. 76-7.Article: Dresser, Louisa. 1952 Edward Savage, 1761-1817. Art in America. Autumn: 157-212.
Article: Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published as fig. no. 10, p. 766.Article: Brueckner, Martin. Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience. Antiques and Fine Art. (Spring 2013): 142-149.
• Published on p. 144Book: Brueckner, Martin. 2015 The Social Life of Maps in America: 1750-1860.
Other: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Waters of Despair, Waters of Hope: African-Americans and the Chesapeake Bay.
Thesis: Good, Cassandra. 07//2024 Re-examing The Washington Family. 13 Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)
Web Site: Savage, Edward. To George Washington from Edward Savage, 3 June 1798. National Archives 2025 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/06-02-02-0237