Calligraphic Profile Portrait of George Washington
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/8 × 10 3/16 in. (36.5 × 25.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
Accession Number
38.145.563
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BirdsGeorge WashingtonProfilesSun
About the Artist
George Washington|Pierre Jean Paul Berny de Nogen · 1732–1799
**George Washington (1732–1799) was not an artist or painter.** The American figure of that name and lifespan is the first President of the United States and Revolutionary War commander, widely known as the “Father of His Country.” Extensive searches of art-historical sources, Wikipedia, museum collections, and biographical records yield no evidence that he produced paintings, drawings as fine art...