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George Washington sat for Charles Wilson Peale on seven occasions over a period of 23 years. This print is based on Peale's first full length portrait of Washington executed in 1779 representing Washington at the Battle of Princeton and was commissioned by the Supreme Executive Committee of Pennsylvania. At the General's feet are the flags of the conquered armies. The painting was an enormous success, and to answer the demand for copies, Peale sent the image to England to be engraved. There Thomas Stothard, a British draftsman, made a drawing of Peale's work that was used by Valentine Green for his mezzotint, an arduous printing process resulting in rich, velvety blacks that was fashionable in the second half of the 18th century. Stothard used some artistic license in his drawing, eliminating an aide, a horse, and significantly, the British flag lying as a trophy on the ground.
Adapted from
- DMA Unpublished material
- Two Centuries of Prints in America 1680-1880: A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection, E. McSherry Fowble University of Virginia, Charlottesville, p 131
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Created 1785
TMS record has been reviewed.
Object file has been reviewed.
Department was American in 2007, now European.
Added George Washington as depicted individual.
p 131 Two Centuries of Prints in America 1680-1880: A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection, E. McSherry Fowble University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Should add published by: J. Brown
CWP worked with GWashington on seven occassions: 1772, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1783, 1787, and 1795.
Fun fact: George Washington disliked sitting for portraits so copies of the few portraits made from life was a popular business.
No provenance or pre-acq exhibition history text.
Only related exhibition- Faces of a new Nation: Colonial American Portraits
No publications in biblio text field or biblio module.
Sources could be added based on photocopies in the object file, catalogue raisonne references shown on the catalogue entry for the Winterthur Museum's Two Centuries of Prints in America.
Cat rias- Hart 18; Baker 12; J.C. Smith, additions and corrections, II 592.
The following curatorial remarks are moved to text entries:
George Washington sat for Peale on seven occasions over a period of 23 years. This print is a mezzotint, an arduous process resulting in rich, velvety blacks that was fashionable in the second half of the 18th century. It is based on a painting executed in 1779 representing Washington at the Battle of Princeton. At the General's feet are the flags of the conquered armies. The painting was an enormous success, and to answer the demand for copies, Peale sent the image to England to be engraved. There Thomas Stothard, a British draftsman, made a drawing of Peale's work that was used by Valentine Green for his mezzotint. Stothard used some artistic license in his drawing, eliminating an aide, a horse, and significantly, the British flag lying as a trophy on the ground.
Change classification to engraving to show that mezzotint is a form of engraving?
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Place of origin: London (England): TGN: 7011781
Depicted location: Princeton (New Jersey/United States): TGN: 7016190
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George Washington sat for Charles Wilson Peale on seven occasions over a period of 23 years. This print is based on Peale's first full length portrait of Washington executed in 1779 representing Washington at the Battle of Princeton and was commissioned by the Supreme Executive Committee of Pennsylvania. At the General's feet are the flags of the conquered armies. The painting was an enormous success, and to answer the demand for copies, Peale sent the image to England to be engraved. There Thomas Stothard, a British draftsman, made a drawing of Peale's work that was used by Valentine Green for his mezzotint, an arduous printing process resulting in rich, velvety blacks that was fashionable in the second half of the 18th century. Stothard used some artistic license in his drawing, eliminating an aide, a horse, and significantly, the British flag lying as a trophy on the ground.
Adapted from
- DMA Unpublished material
- Two Centuries of Prints in America 1680-1880: A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection, E. McSherry Fowble University of Virginia, Charlottesville, p 131
Fun Facts
- George Washington disliked sitting for portraits so copies of the few portraits made from life was a popular business.
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Created 1785
TMS record has been reviewed.
Object file has been reviewed.
Department was American in 2007, now European.
Added George Washington as depicted individual.
p 131 Two Centuries of Prints in America 1680-1880: A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection, E. McSherry Fowble University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Should add published by: J. Brown
CWP worked with GWashington on seven occassions: 1772, 1776, 1777, 1779, 1783, 1787, and 1795.
Fun fact: George Washington disliked sitting for portraits so copies of the few portraits made from life was a popular business.
No provenance or pre-acq exhibition history text.
Only related exhibition- Faces of a new Nation: Colonial American Portraits
No publications in biblio text field or biblio module.
Sources could be added based on photocopies in the object file, catalogue raisonne references shown on the catalogue entry for the Winterthur Museum's Two Centuries of Prints in America.
Cat rias- Hart 18; Baker 12; J.C. Smith, additions and corrections, II 592.
The following curatorial remarks are moved to text entries:
George Washington sat for Peale on seven occasions over a period of 23 years. This print is a mezzotint, an arduous process resulting in rich, velvety blacks that was fashionable in the second half of the 18th century. It is based on a painting executed in 1779 representing Washington at the Battle of Princeton. At the General's feet are the flags of the conquered armies. The painting was an enormous success, and to answer the demand for copies, Peale sent the image to England to be engraved. There Thomas Stothard, a British draftsman, made a drawing of Peale's work that was used by Valentine Green for his mezzotint. Stothard used some artistic license in his drawing, eliminating an aide, a horse, and significantly, the British flag lying as a trophy on the ground.
Change classification to engraving to show that mezzotint is a form of engraving?
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Thomas Stothard- drawn by
Valentine Green- engraver
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: London (England): TGN: 7011781
Depicted location: Princeton (New Jersey/United States): TGN: 7016190
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
horse
hooves
saddle
portrait
George Washington
cannons
foreshortening
military uniforms
sword
waistcoat
epaulets
vegetation
grayscale
boots
hats
buildings
spurs
presidents
generals
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