G. Washington [print]
P&E L1958.688.60m [mod]
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Title
G. Washington [print]
Description
1 autotype print ; 7 x 6 cm. on sheet 31 x 25 cm.
Call Number
P&E L1958.688.60m [mod]
Note
Bust, profile to right, in uniform. Title on ribbon, below bust. Oval, without background. Dry-point etching.
This is an artotype of the original drawing which was done on the back of a deck of cards. It is similar to #140 in the reference, Hart. The lettering "J. Hiller, Jr. Sculpt. 1794" has been replaced with "Gen. Washington 1794. The original of this portraiture was given by an artist named J. Hiller, Jr., in 1794 to Harriet Paine, then a young lady of sixteen. At a reception the artist took from his pocket a package of playing cards, and on the back of the King of Clubs, began this sketch of Washington."
This is an artotype of the original drawing which was done on the back of a deck of cards. It is similar to #140 in the reference, Hart. The lettering "J. Hiller, Jr. Sculpt. 1794" has been replaced with "Gen. Washington 1794. The original of this portraiture was given by an artist named J. Hiller, Jr., in 1794 to Harriet Paine, then a young lady of sixteen. At a reception the artist took from his pocket a package of playing cards, and on the back of the King of Clubs, began this sketch of Washington."
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Hart, Charles H,. Cat.of the engraved portraits of Washington, similar to 140
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