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The TMS record has been reviewed.
The object file has been reviewed.
No bibliography
Added George Washington as depicted individual.
Changed classification to the sub-classification, Works on paper- Prints- Engraving
In pocket is "Order of March"--orders (military records): AAT: 300253931
Inscription?
LL- Painted by A. Dickinson
LR- Engraved by James W. Steel
LC- WASHINGTON IN 1772. (smaller font, below title- Aetatis 40.)
James W. Steel- engraved by
Anson Dickinson- painted by
Charles Wilson Peale- original painter
Created c. 1833
French and Indian War, shown as a colonel wearing his Virginia-Regiment uniform. highest rank he achieved during the war. painted 12 years after he completed his serviced in that war and 3 before he assumed command of Continental Army
earliest known authenticated portrait of GW ---only authenticated pre-Revolution portrait
original painting commissioned by Martha Washington
Provenance questions:
Notation on old registration card next to SOURCE: L. George W. Curtis. Unclear if this name relates to the "source" field or if it is a continuation of the handwritten list of inscriptions.
Another old registration card has "Unknown, August 1941" next to SOURCE.
Charles Willson Peale, Washington as Colonel of the Virginia Regiment, 1772. Washington-Curtis-Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University, lexington, VA
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Steel, James W.
Dickinson, Anson (American, 1779-1852)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Mount Vernon (inhabited place/Virginia/United States): TGN: 2111632
Place of origin: Mount Vernon (historic site/Virginia/United States): TGN: 7017620
Process/materials
Steel engraving
Historical periods
1772
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1941: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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WEB RESOURCES
- George Washington's Mount Vernon~View all of the portraits of George Washington painted from life at the Mount Vernon website.
- George Washington's Mount Vernon~Check out this timeline of George Washington's life on the Mount Vernon website.
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FUN FACTS
- George Washington wore the gorget, or crescent shaped plate of metal, depicted in this engraving as part of his military uniform during the French and Indian war to indicate his rank as an officer.
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Fun Facts
- George Washington wore the gorget, or crescent shaped plate of metal, depicted in this engraving as part of his military uniform during the French and Indian war to indicate his rank as an officer.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- George Washington's Mount Vernon~View all of the portraits of George Washington painted from life at the Mount Vernon website.
- George Washington's Mount Vernon~Check out this timeline of George Washington's life on the Mount Vernon website.
Notes
The TMS record has been reviewed.
The object file has been reviewed.
No bibliography
Added George Washington as depicted individual.
Changed classification to the sub-classification, Works on paper- Prints- Engraving
In pocket is "Order of March"--orders (military records): AAT: 300253931
Inscription?
LL- Painted by A. Dickinson
LR- Engraved by James W. Steel
LC- WASHINGTON IN 1772. (smaller font, below title- Aetatis 40.)
James W. Steel- engraved by
Anson Dickinson- painted by
Charles Wilson Peale- original painter
Created c. 1833
French and Indian War, shown as a colonel wearing his Virginia-Regiment uniform. highest rank he achieved during the war. painted 12 years after he completed his serviced in that war and 3 before he assumed command of Continental Army
earliest known authenticated portrait of GW ---only authenticated pre-Revolution portrait
original painting commissioned by Martha Washington
Provenance questions:
Notation on old registration card next to SOURCE: L. George W. Curtis. Unclear if this name relates to the "source" field or if it is a continuation of the handwritten list of inscriptions.
Another old registration card has "Unknown, August 1941" next to SOURCE.
Charles Willson Peale, Washington as Colonel of the Virginia Regiment, 1772. Washington-Curtis-Lee Collection, Washington and Lee University, lexington, VA
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Steel, James W.
Dickinson, Anson (American, 1779-1852)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Mount Vernon (inhabited place/Virginia/United States): TGN: 2111632
Place of origin: Mount Vernon (historic site/Virginia/United States): TGN: 7017620
Process/materials
Steel engraving
Historical periods
1772
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1941: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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