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George Washington

George Washington
Artist
John Adams Whipple, 10 Sep 1822 - 10 Apr 1891
Copy after
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Date
November 15, 1847
Type
Photograph
Medium
Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 7.5 × 6.3 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/2")
Mat (brass): 10.8 × 9.5 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/4")
Case open: 12.1 × 22.2 × 1.2 cm (4 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 1/2")
Case closed: 12.1 × 11 × 2.2 cm (4 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 7/8")
Topic
Cased object
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Helen Hill Miller
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.78.93
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view