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Pater Patriae. (George Washington)

  • ARTIST: John Coles, Sr.

  • MEDIUM: Etching, engraving and stipple.

    DATE: Undated, c.1800.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 1/8 x 8 15/16" (33.4 x 22.7 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Engraved by E.G. Gridley. The memorial reads, "Sacred to the Memory of the truly illustrious George Washington, renowned in war, great in the Senate, and possessed of ever qualification to render him worthy of the title of a Great and Good Man. / Born Feb. 22 1732. Ob. Dec. 14, 1799."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Fair condition, overall toning, tear in top two inches into image. Skillfully repaired, not visible from the front.

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