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Print (Mezzotint)
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Edward Savage
1801
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Savage (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1971.0076
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1971.0076
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Edward Savage (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1801
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath image
Inscription: E. Savage Execu/td 1801
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Washington
- George
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
Dimensions (inches)
27.2 (H) x 20.3 (W) x 26.2 (Image H) x 20.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
69 (H) x 51.6 (W) x 66.6 (Image H) x 51.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher Summary
E. Savage
Publisher Date
01/01/1801
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
E. Savage
Edition Watermark
"1794" twice
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. 203, p. 309.Book: Hart, Charles Henry. 1904 Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Print listed as cat no. 293, p.141.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 2755, p. 457.