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Artist
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Date
1780
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Image: 30 × 24.7 cm (11 13/16 × 9 3/4")
Sheet: 35.2 × 25.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 1/8")
Topic
Exterior
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Weapon\Cannon
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\Colonial
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 the Barra Foundation