Thursday 13 February 2014

George Washington

George_Washington,_bust_portrait_engraving_after_Gilbert_Stuart
George Washington, in 1789. The original portrait, by Gilbert Stuart, was never finished, apart from the face, which was used to make several copies. Engraver Henry Wright Smith used it, around 1879, to make the engraving I've used here.

George_Washington,_bust_portrait_engraving_after_Gilbert_Stuart
Engraving, c 1879, by Henry Wright Smith.

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Gilbert Stuart's original 1789 painting.

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