The Death of George Washington
c. 1800
Artist, American
Pember and Luzander

Artwork overview
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Medium
hand-colored engraving on wove paper
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Credit Line
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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