Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1173
George Washington Print After John Trumbull
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1756-1843)
General Washington, Valentine Green, engraver, mezzotint, plate 25 x 16 in., sheet 25-3/8 x 16-1/2 in.; black painted frame, 33-3/8 x 24 in.
Note: The earliest representations of Washington in Europe were the fictional Shepard-Campbell portraits of 1775 and their many imitators. In July 1780, Washington's former aide-de-camp John Trumbull came to London, hoping to launch a career as an artist under the tutelage of Benjamin West. One of his first projects was a portrait of Washington done from memory, and influenced by a Peale portrait he had copied back in America. He was imprisoned in November 1780 in response to the hanging of British officer John Andr‚, where he remained through July 1781. During his time in prison, the prominent mezzotint engraver Valentine Green set the portrait to paper, possibly the first print of a Trumbull painting--and the first print of Washington in Europe with any claim to accuracy. In the waning years of the war, it soon became the definitive European depiction of the American commander. Cresswell 215; Hart 84; Morgan & Fielding, pages 172-3. swann
Provenance: A du Pont Family Collection
Condition
tacked to paper mount possibly with tape, light foxing, light stains; frame with minor abrasions
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