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LE GENERAL WASHINGTON/ COMMENDANT EN CHEF DES ARMÉES AMÉRICAINES.
Charles Willson Peale, John Gaspard Lavater
1784-1786
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Willson Peale (Painter)
Place of Origin
The Hague; South Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0088.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1976.0088.001
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
LE GENERAL WASHINGTON/ COMMENDANT EN CHEF DES ARMÉES AMÉRICAINES.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Charles Willson Peale (Painter); John Gaspard Lavater (Publisher)
Place of Origin
The Hague; South Holland; Netherlands; Europe
Date
1784-1786
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Gravé d'après le Tableau de N: Piehle peint d'après nature à Philadelphie en 1783.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Book illustration
- George Washington
- Historical
- Portrait
- Political figure
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Stipple engraved
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
12.93 (H) x 10.9 (W) x 8.01 (Image H) x 5.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
32.85 (H) x 27.7 (W) x 20.35 (Image H) x 14 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at top. Plate H: 9.0 in. (22.8 cm). Plate W: 6.6 in. (16.7 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Lavater
Place of Publication
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Lavater
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Illustration on page 355, volume three of Johann Kaspar Lavater, Essai sur la physiognomie, destiné à faire connoître L'homme & à le faire aimer, 4 vols. (The Hague: John Gaspard Lavater, 1781-1803).