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George Washington

George Washington
Artist
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862
Albert Sands Southworth, 12 Mar 1811 - 3 Mar 1894
Josiah Johnson Hawes, 20 Feb 1808 - 7 Aug 1901
Copy after
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Date
c. 1851
Type
Photograph
Medium
Whole-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 20.3 × 15.2 cm (8 × 6")
Mat (brass): 23.9 × 18.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8")
Case open: 25.4 × 41.1 × 1 cm (10 × 16 3/16 × 3/8")
Case closed: 25.4 × 20.5 × 1.8 cm (10 × 8 1/16 × 11/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
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 Joan Murray
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.84.274
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view