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Patriae Pater. : Engraved from the Original painting of Washington from life by Rembrandt Peale. : Respectfully Dedicated to the People of the United States.

  • ARTIST: Rembrandt Peale

  • MEDIUM: Stipple engraving, chine-colle,

    DATE: Undated, circa 1870.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 x 15 1/16" (48.2 x 38.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Rembrandt Peale pinxt. Adam B. Walter sculpt.<br><br> One of the great 19th-century portraits of Washington, often called the "porthole portrait." According to Charles Henry Hart in "Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington," there are five states of this print and he lists it as a mezzotint although it is a stipple engraving. This impression is the fifth state.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Cost LIXE. Needs rest.

  • CONDITION:

  • REFERENCE: Hart, Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington #867d. Baker #384.