PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

Creator(s): Chappel (Artist) , Johnson, Wilson and Company (Publisher)

Currently in storage

About this object

An engraving of George Washington. He is seated half length, facing to the left. He sits in an armchair with a tbale in front of him to the left. His head is turned to the front, and his left arm grips the arm of the chair. His right hand supports a book on top of the table. He wears a white wig, cravat, and lace jabot and a dark suit. His left hand holds a sword that extends over his arm and below his hand. The background has a billowing drapery and to the left is seen part of a window. He wears glasses.

Object name:

PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

Made from:

Paper

Made in:

USA

Date made:

1789-1797

Size:

30.1 × 18.4 cm (11 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

57.24.2

Class:

AUTOGRAPH

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE; INSCRIPTION under print: Geo Washington; under print: Entered according to the Acts of COngress AD 1870 by Johnson, Fry and Co in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of New York; under signature: From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers Johson Wilson and Co Publishers New York

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973