Name/Title
Portrait of George WashingtonEntry/Object ID
2022.A.FIC.08Description
Engraved portrait of George Washington printed on woven cloth.
Bust-length engraved portrait of Washington in civilian dress shown in three-quarter view turned to the left. Printed on woven cloth.
Backboard of frame has label printed with the following information: "Engraved by William E. Marshall from the original portrait in the Boston Athenaeum, Painted by Gilbert Stuart."
1976 Accession Book: George Washington Engraving print, Printer-Engraver (early 1900's) William Marshall as professional
Probably created by Gilmore, Samuel Perkins (1868-1948), according to the University of Kentucky archives.
“George Washington”, 1862, after Gilbert Stuart’s (1755–1828) unfinished 1796 portrait in the Boston Athenaeum—I understand that Stuart made more than 60 copies of this portrait and in 1869 it served as design for the American one-dollar note (see https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.80.115)—published in Boston by Ticknor & Fields (1831–) and printed as a proof on India paper by the National Bank Note Company (1861–1872).
Interestingly, I understand that a copy of this engraving hung at Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C.) below the President’s box on the evening of April 14, 1865, when President Lincoln was assassinated (see https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6053/6238572925_6b360c5a46_o.jpg).
https://www.printsandprinciples.com/2021/12/william-edgar-marshalls-engraving.htmlDimensions
Width
10 inLength
8 inDimension Notes
8" x 10" oval shape
Frame Size: 13" x 10 1/2" frame (taken out)
Image Size: 8" x 10" ovalAccessories
Notes
Frame: Oval, gold ornately decorated frame with flowers at four locations.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Washington, GeorgeRelated Entries
Notes
2022.P.FIC.09, E.2022.02
