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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Print (Engraving)
His Excell\cy GEORGE WASHINGTON, Efq·\r
John Norman, Benjamin Blyth, John Coles Sr.
March 26 1782 (1782-1782)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Norman (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1958.2412 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2412 A
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
His Excell\cy GEORGE WASHINGTON, Efq·\r
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Norman (Engraver); Benjamin Blyth (Painter); John Coles Sr. (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
March 26 1782 (1782-1782)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: B. Blyth del.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: J. Norman Sculp.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Published by John Coles, BOSTON, MARCH·26\th·1782.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Military
- Portrait
- Political figure
- Temperance
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
13.7 (H) x 9.7 (W) x 11.6 (Image H) x 9.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.7 (H) x 24.6 (W) x 29.4 (Image H) x 23.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 13.6 in. (34.5 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 9.5 in. (24.2 cm). Chain intervals: 2.8-3.0 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Modern frame overall dimenstions: H: 18 in, W: 14" L.Swain 8/14/2007
Publisher Summary
J. Coles
Publisher Date
03/26/1782
Place of Publication
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Publisher Name
J. Coles
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. 197, pp. 301-2.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 109, p. 43.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 2351, p.387.Book: Hart, Charles Henry. 1904 Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Print listed as no. 43.Book: Baker, William Spohn. 1880 The Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Print listed as no. 26.