Price: $350.00
SKU: 99847
ARTIST: John Trumbull
PUBLISHER: Pubd. 15th July 1784 by Whitworth & Yates, Birmingham.
MEDIUM: Mezzotint
DATE: 1784. (c.1900)
EDITION SIZE: Plate size 5 7/8 x 4 3/8" (14.8 x 11.3 cm)
DESCRIPTION: No engraver noted. A charming small oval mezzotint portrait of the General based largely on John Trumbull’s full figure portrait of Washington painted in 1780.<br><br> John Trumbull (1756 – 1843) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his portraits and historical paintings. He is noted for his four large history paintings in the United States Capitol Rotunda, which depict pivotal moments before, during and after the Revolutionary War<br><br> Birmingham-based Whitworth and Yates operated in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. They produced coins and medals, as well as prints. Originally Yates and Whitworth, they became Whitworth and Yates in 1777.<br><br> In the "Catalog of the Engraved Portraits of Washington" by Charles Henry Hart, he describes that he has not seen an early impression of the print and believed that all the known imprints are "modern" (early 20th century). This print is printed on a sheet of laid paper with a "W. Tucker & Son" watermark. This cataloger feels that it is likely a early 20th century impression. .
ADDITIONAL INFO: Ex. Collection Mrs. Walter Austin.
CONDITION: Very good condition. B/W
REFERENCE: Hart #100.
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