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George Washington

Robert Edge Pine, c. 1730 - 1788

1785

George Washington by Robert Edge Pine, c. 1730 - 1788

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number

NPG.80.16

Tags

BrassEpauletCaneExteriorFarmerCongressional Gold MedalGeorge Washington: MaleGeneralRevolutionary WarPresident of US

About this artwork

The artist; public auction 1792. Anthony Fothergill [1732-1813]; John Coakley Lettsom; (Leigh and Sotheby), London, May 2-4, 1816; (Shaw Armour, Montreal), Dec. 14, 1816. Henry Brevoort purchased it in Toronto 1817; his son James Carson Brevoort; his nephew Grenville Kane; his daughter Edith Kane [Mrs. George F. Baker]; her son George F. Baker, Jr.; his widow, Mrs. George F. Baker, Jr. [Kim K. Campbell, Mrs. Rolla D. Campbell, Jr.]; purchased 1980 NPG

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