General Washington

1799

Valentine Green after John Trumbull

Associated Names
Valentine Green

Artist, British, 1739 - 1813

Colnaghi, Sala & Co.

Publisher

John Trumbull

Artist After, American, 1756 - 1843

The image shows a person standing upright, slightly turned to the side with one leg crossed over the other and leaning on a cane. The person's face is oval-shaped, with fair skin, light-colored eyes, and a prominent nose. Their hair is brown, parted in the middle, and styled in a typical 18th-century fashion. The individual is dressed in an 18th-century military uniform, consisting of a blue coat with gold epaulettes, a light-colored waistcoat, trousers, and black knee-high boots. They hold a black tricorne hat under one arm. To the right, a person of African descent is standing slightly behind, next to a dark-colored horse, holding the reins. The background features a cloudy sky and a landscape with what appears to be cliffs or hills in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored mezzotint and engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Josephine Boardman Crane)

  • Dimensions

    image: 57.79 × 40.32 cm (22 3/4 × 15 7/8 in.)
    plate: 62.87 × 40.32 cm (24 3/4 × 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 66.36 × 43.82 cm (26 1/8 × 17 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.814

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Josephine Boardman Crane, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1954; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

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

Inscriptions

Engraved at bottom of plate:
Painted by J. Trumbull Esq. of Connecticut / Engraved from Original Picture in the possession of M. De Neufville of Amsterdam / Engraved by V. Green, Mezzottinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine / London, Publish'd Oct. 1, 1799, by Colnaghi, Sala & Co. (late Torres') 23 Cockspur Street

Markings

lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 189.6.; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 6711

Wikidata ID

Q77009952

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