Le Général Washington, Commendant en Chef des Amées Americaines, né en Virginie en 1733
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 8 13/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.4 × 16.7 cm) Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 13/16 in. (25.7 × 19.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.90.111
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
George Washington|Charles Willson Peale · 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...