The Death of George Washington

c. 1800

E. Pember and S. Luzerder

Artist, American

Pember and Luzander

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 24.13 cm (10 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 29.85 × 25.4 cm (11 3/4 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3525

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • The World Turned Upside Down, Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, Washington, DC, 1981-1982

Inscriptions

text at bottom in plate: G. WASHINGTON in his last Illness attended by Docrs. Craik and Brown / Americans behold & shed a grateful Tear / For a man who has gained yor. freedom most dear / And now is departing into the realms above / Where he may ever rest in lasting peace & love

Wikidata ID

Q77008642

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