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His Excellency George Washington, Esq-r., General and Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies, Supporting the Independence of America
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His Excellency George Washington, Esq-r., General and Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies, Supporting the Independence of America

Medium

Engraving, with partial hand coloring

Dimensions

Sheet (trimmed within plateline): 11 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (30.3 × 24.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Benjamin Blyth

1732 |1749 |1748 |1741 |1746 –1799 |1809 |1817 |1827 |1811 American|American|American, born England|American|American

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