Samuel Blyth
His Excellency, George Washington Esqr.

His Excellency, George Washington Esqr.

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His Excellency, George Washington Esqr.
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • His Excellency, George Washington Esqr.
Datec. 1776
PlaceUnited States
MediumMezzotint with watercolor and gouache on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 11 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. (29.8 × 24.4 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 13 5/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34.6 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Houston Junior Woman's Club
Object numberB.99.7
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Chippendale Bedroom
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis print and its companion image of Lady Washington (B.99.8) are believed to have been copied after a pair of oil portraits John Hancock commissioned from Charles Willson Peale in 1776. Hancock, then president of the Continental Congress, hoped to receive an important military commission from the General; however, Washington rebuffed his overture and any dreams of military glory were dashed. Today the Peale portrait of George Washington is at the Brooklyn Museum, while that of Martha Washington is lost and therefore only known through this mezzotint—the earliest published likeness of her. Joseph Hiller, Sr., in addition to being an engraver, was a Boston silversmith who served as a major in the revolutionary army.
ProvenanceValentine Hollingsworth, Boston, by 1931; by descent in the family; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: HIS EXCELLENCY / GEORGE WASHINGTON ESQ"R

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