Letter from George Washington to New York Governor George Clinton
Medium
Ink, paper
Dimensions
13 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (34.2 x 21.2 cm)
Classification
Works on Paper-Miscellaneous
Culture
American
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession Number
35.52
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
George Washington
About the Artist
George Washington|Tench Tilghman · 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...