Patriae Pater. : Engraved from the Original painting of Washington from life by Rembrandt Peale. : Respectfully Dedicated to General U. S. Grant.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Hugh A. McCann 910 chestnut St. Philada.

• 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 fourth state.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, printed chine colle, backing paper tan, chine top paper white. A rich, beautiful impression.

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

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , George Washington