George Washington
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
S/NPG.77.104
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Art Historical Context
**George Washington** *Cornelius Tiebout (7–1832), 1800* Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Cornelius Tieb, one of America's earliest master engravers, created this striking print portrait of George Washington in 0, just a year after the nation's first president's death. Capturing Washington in his multifaceted roles—as Revolutionary War general, surveyor, farmer at Mount Vernon, colonial statesman and U.S. President—the image honors a hero who embodied the young republic's ideals. Tiebout's work draws from prominent painted portraits, transfo...