His Excellency George Washington, Esq-r., General and Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies, Supporting the Independence of America
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 13 3/4 × 9 5/8 in. (35 × 24.5 cm) Sheet: 14 in. × 10 1/16 in. (35.5 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.90.215
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
George Washington|John Coles, Sr.|John Norman|Charles Willson Peale|Benjamin Blyth · 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...