Portrait of George Washington

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1852

Subject Date

1796

Creator Notes

Original portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart; printed by A.E. Lent & Company and published by George Childs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Collection Title

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All

Object ID

00.3.14701

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Engraving (Printing process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 26.5 in
Width: 20.5 in

Inscriptions

Printed below image: G Washington [replica signature] / WASHINGTON / ENGRAVED BY THOMAS B. WELCH, BY PERMISSION FROM THE ONLY ORIGINAL PORTRAIT BY GILBERT STUART, IN THE ATHENAEUM, BOSTON. / WASHINGTON. / PUBLISHED BY GEORGE W. CHILDS PHILADELPHIA. / Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1852 by George W. Childs in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania/ PROOF/ PRINTED BY AE LENT PHIL. /