File:George Washington portrait by Charles Willson Peale 1787.jpg

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Charles Willson Peale  (1741–1827)  wikidata:Q454945
 
Charles Willson Peale
Description American portrait painter
Date of birth/death 15 April 1741 Edit this at Wikidata 22 February 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death St. Paul's Parish, Maryland Philadelphia
Work location
East coast of North America
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artist QS:P170,Q454945
Description
  • Title: His Excel: G: Washington Esq: L.L.D. Late commander in chief of the armies of the U.S. of America & president of the Convention of 1787 / painted & engrav'd by C.W. Peale.
  • Creator(s): Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827, engraver
  • Date Created/Published: 1787.
  • Medium: 1 print : mezzotint ; 18.7 x 14.5 cm. (plate), 22.7 x 18.3 cm. (sheet) + holograph and typescript letters.
  • Summary: Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, in uniform, facing slightly right; in oval.
  • Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-17515 (digital file from original item) LC-DIG-ppmsca-17516 (digital file from original holograph letter) LC-DIG-ppmsca-17517 (digital file from original typescript letter) LC-USZC4-4602 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-45181 (b&w film copy neg.)
  • Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
  • Call Number: PGA - Peale--His Excel ... (A size) [P&P]
  • Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
  • Notes:
    • Gift; Jane Bethune Craig Hawkins, great granddaughter of Genl. John Neville 4th Virginia and wife of Genl. John P. Hawkins, U.S. Army; 1913.
    • Title from item.
    • Letter accompanying object that describes provenance: LC-DIG-ppmsca-17516.
    • Typescript letter accompanying both pieces, John P. Hawkins to the Librarian of Congress, Indianapolis, Sept. 29, 1913: LC-DIG-ppmsca-17517.
    • Baker, 1
    • Hart, 3b
    • Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997.
    • Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 224.
    • Exhibited in: "Creating the U.S." Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2008.
  • Subjects:
    • Washington, George,--1732-1799.
    • Military officers--American--1770-1790.
    • United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
  • Format:
    • Mezzotints--1780-1790.
    • Portrait prints--1780-1790.
Date 1787
date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/96510309/

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