Artist
Philip Dawe(English, c. 1750–c. 1785)English, c. 1750–c. 1785
Afterafter
Joseph Wright(American, 1756–1793)American, 1756–1793
Publisher
D. Gally(London)London
CultureEnglish
Titles
- George Washington. Late President of the American Congress
Date1801
Printed inLondon, England
MediumMezzotint and watercolor with engraving on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 19 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (50.2 × 35 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 14 1/4 in. (51.1 × 36.2 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 14 1/4 in. (51.1 × 36.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.2019.11
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Old Print Shop, New York, c. 1990]; anonymous private collector; consigned to [Christie’s, New York, December 5, 2017, sale 14998, lot 109]; purchased by [William Reese Company, New Haven, Connecticut]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, left: Painted by R. Wright of Philadelphia
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: London Published by D. Gally No. 263 High Holburn, Jany. 8th, 1801.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right: P. Dawe, sculpt.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: GENERAL WASHINGTON. / Late President of the American Congress
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: #34903
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: [illegible, partial, erased]
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: London Published by D. Gally No. 263 High Holburn, Jany. 8th, 1801.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right: P. Dawe, sculpt.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: GENERAL WASHINGTON. / Late President of the American Congress
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: #34903
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: [illegible, partial, erased]
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