1941.20 James W. Steel after Charles Wilson Peale, Washington in 1772


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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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  • 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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  • 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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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.

AUDIO ASSETS 

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human figures: AAT: 300404114
trees (plants): AAT: 300132410
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sky: AAT: 300263064
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
portrait: AAT: 300015637
sash (costume component): AAT: 300216864
military uniforms: AAT: 300248030
Washington_George: ULAN: 500126198
Peale_Charles Wilson: ULAN: 500017914
waistcoats (garments): AAT: 300216053
buttons (fasteners): AAT: 300239261
rifles (long guns): AAT: 300037181
pockets (costume components): AAT: 300210517
dress swords: AAT: 300204570
orders (military records): AAT: 300253931
Mount Vernon (inhabited place/Virginia/United States): TGN: 2111632
Mount Vernon (historic site/Virginia/United States): TGN: 7017620
tricornes: AAT: 300046114
gorgets (badges): AAT: 300391180
Steel_James W.: ULAN: 500030266
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