"Father I Cannot Tell a Lie: I Cut the Tree."

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• ARTIST: George White

• PUBLISHER: Published by James Tyroler, New York.

• MEDIUM: Stipple and line engraving,

  DATE: 1867.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 14 13/16 x 21 5/8" (37.7 x 54.8 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: The subtitle reads: From the Original Painting by George G. White. Engraved by John C. McRae. It is based on a story from Mason Locke Weems' biography of George Washington (c. 1806). This fabled scene shows young Washington's admission to his father that he did indeed take his little hatchet to the newly planted cherry tree. Weems' imaginative tale perfectly captured the view of the American people of the first president as epitomizing the virtues of honesty and integrity.

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• CONDITION: Very good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Other