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The WASHINGTON FAMILY./ La FAMILLE de WASHINGTON. // George Washington his Lady, and her Grandchildren by the name of Custis./ George Washington Son Espouse et Les deux petits Enfants du Nom de Custis.
Edward Savage, Edward Savage and Robert Wilkinson, David Edwin
March 10 1798 (1798-1798)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Savage (Painter and engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1966.0111 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of J. William Middendorf II
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Object Number
1966.0111 A
Object Name
Print (Stipple engraving)
Title
The WASHINGTON FAMILY./ La FAMILLE de WASHINGTON. // George Washington his Lady, and her Grandchildren by the name of Custis./ George Washington Son Espouse et Les deux petits Enfants du Nom de Custis.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Edward Savage (Painter and engraver); Edward Savage and Robert Wilkinson (Publisher); David Edwin (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
March 10 1798 (1798-1798)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center beneath image
Inscription: Painted & Engrav'd by E. Savage.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath title
Inscription: Philadelphia, Publish'd March 10\th 1798 by E. Savage & Rob.\t Wilkinson N.\o 58 Cornhill London.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Washington
- George
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Stipple engraved
- Stipple Etched
- Engraved
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
21.7 (H) x 26.9 (W) x 18.5 (Image H) x 24.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55 (H) x 68.4 (W) x 46.9 (Image H) x 62.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 21.1 in. (53.5 cm). Plate W: 26.2 in. (66.6 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
Edward Savage and Robert Wilkinson
Publisher Date
03/10/1798
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America and London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Edward Savage and Robert Wilkinson
Edition Watermark
"1794 J WHATMAN" (twice)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 38, pp. 112-13.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 202, pp. 307-308.Book: Hart, Charles Henry. 1904 Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Print listed as no. 235.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 2754, pp. 456-457.Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• For information about Savage's painting, see cat. no. 46, pp. 76-7.