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LE GÉNÉRAL WASHINGTON
Noël Le Mire, Jean-Baptiste Le Paon
1783-1795
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Noël Le Mire (Engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1970.1392 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1970.1392 A
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
LE GÉNÉRAL WASHINGTON
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Noël Le Mire (Engraver and publisher); Jean-Baptiste Le Paon (Painter)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Date
1783-1795
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Gravé par N. le Mire des Academics Imperiales et Royale/ et de celle des Siences et Arts de Rouen.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Peint par L. le Ron Peintre de Bataille de S.A.S./ M.\gr le Prince de Condé.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Cette Estampe ce Vend avec Privilége du Roy à Paris chez le Mire Graveur rüe et porte S.\t Jacques. Maison de M.\r le Camus M.\d de Drap prix 12 livres.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Washington
- George
- Declaration of Independence
- Lafayette
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Line engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
19.5 (H) x 14.5 (W) x 16.6 (Image H) x 12.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
49.5 (H) x 36.8 (W) x 42.2 (Image H) x 32.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 19.5 in. (49.5 cm). Plate W: 14.5 in. (36.8 cm). H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 3.6 cm. Laid line frequency: 9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
N. Le Mire
Place of Publication
Paris, France, Europe
Publisher Name
N. Le Mire
Edition Watermark
Eagle carrying a branch; See Heawood, vol. 1, (1950), no. 196.
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors