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George Washington
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

George Washington

artist (Bath, England, 1776 - 1841, Philadelphia)
after (American, 1778 - 1860)
publisher (American, 1786 - 1858)
subject (Westmoreland, Virginia, 1732 - 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia)
Dateabout 1810
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumStipple engraving on wove paper
Dimensions40 x 32.4 cm (15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP17e27
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryThe popularity of George Washington grew over the course of the 19th century. This print was made in about 1810 after a portrait of Washington by Rembrandt Peale.  When the United States observed the centennial of its founding in 1876 and the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s first inauguration as president in 1889, many Americans collected images of the “Father of the Country.” Isabella was no exception, and she displayed this print in the Short Gallery along side a portrait of Washington’s friend, Benjamin Franklin.
Id720566
Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID12257
Source ID1391
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Francesco Bartolozzi
1784
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Heinrich Sintzenich
1781
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Richard Cosway
18th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi
1782
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani
about 1782
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Piat Joseph Sauvage
1797
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Alexander Nasmyth
19th century
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Unknown
19th century
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Frederic William Burton
about 1864
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Paul-Adolphe Rajon
1875
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Luigi Calamatta
1840
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Augustus Edwin John
about 1907