Go. Washington [print]

Go. Washington [print]

The Gravure Company of America c1901

1 photolithographic print ; 38 x 25 cm. on sheet 51 x 40 cm.

P&E L2006D49

Whole length, standing, full front, head to the left, right arm extended as in the act of speaking, dress sword in left hand at his side, pointing across his body toward his right foot. To left, a table, partly covered with a cloth, upon which are an inkstand and books. Beneath, several lettered volumes are leaning against the exposed table leg. To right, an arm chair and in the backgound, two rows of pillers, between which is a curtain, partly drawn up. Rectangle. Title is a facsimilie signature. To the left of the signature is a miniature engraving of his boyhood home. Below the lithograph, to the right is the name of the publisher and the copyright date.
This photolithograph is taken from a Landsdowne portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart.
The Gravure Company of America published "The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents" in 1901, containing portraits and text for 25 presidents. The portraits of individual presidents appear to have been sold separetely. The library has the pages for James Monroe (P&E L1993.714) and Franklin Pierce (P&E L1993.718). In the case of these two, the portrait is accompanied by the page of text with a commentary on significant acts and policies that have been attributed to the presidental term. In the case of the Washington portrait, only the portrait is available. The sheet of text seems to be missing.

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