Painter:

Peale, James 1749-1831  Search this

Subject:

Washington, George  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Avenue at 82nd Street New York New York 10028 Accession Number: 85.1

Date:

Ca. 1780

Notes:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.

Gardner & Feld, "American Ptgs," Metropolitan Museum,. Vol. I, 1965, pg. 66-67.

Caldwell, John, and Oswaldo Rodriguez Roque, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume I: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815," New York, NY: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994, pg. 136.

Summary:

Portrait of General George Washington standing on the battlefield at Yorktown, his left hand holding a riding crop and resting against a cannon, his right hand holding his hat. On the right there is a soldier standing beside his horse and a flag. In the background is a view of ships in the harbor at Yorktown.

Topic:

Portrait male--Full length  Search this

Occupation--Political--President  Search this

Occupation--Military--General  Search this

Landscape--Virginia--Yorktown  Search this

Architecture exterior--Military--Battlefield  Search this

Control number:

IAP 36120050

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

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