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Auction archive: Lot number 1073

EARLY 19TH CENTURY RENDERING, FAMOUS POSE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AT TRENTON, OIL O...

Estimate
US$50,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 1073

EARLY 19TH CENTURY RENDERING, FAMOUS POSE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AT TRENTON, OIL O...

Estimate
US$50,000 - US$100,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

This large full-length portrait is painted after John Trumbull's famous 1792 depiction of Washington at Trenton, New Jersey on January 2, 1777. The original is located at the Yale University Art Library in New Haven, Connecticut. This painting was done in the first half of the 19th century and is mounted in a period frame. General George Washington is shown in his full military uniform, a blue coat over buff waistcoat and pants. He is holding a spyglass in his extended right hand and his left hand rests on his sword. In the background is Blueskin, his white horse, restrained by an aide. Further in the distance is the bridge over the Assunpink Creek and nearby mill, along with artillery and campfires. A destroyed cannon and broken carriage lays behind him. CONDITION: Various layers of varnish and minor inpainting. A beautiful painting with great eye appeal and prestige. Measures 42-1/2 x 31-3/4" overall, view measures 36" x 25-3/8". DMG Item Dimensions: Frame: Name Value Paperwork

Auction archive: Lot number 1073
Auction:
Datum:
17 May 2022
Auction house:
Morphy Auctions
North Reading Road 2000
Denver PA 17517
United States
info@morphyauctions.com
+1 (0)877 968-8880
+1 (0)717 336-7115
Beschreibung:

This large full-length portrait is painted after John Trumbull's famous 1792 depiction of Washington at Trenton, New Jersey on January 2, 1777. The original is located at the Yale University Art Library in New Haven, Connecticut. This painting was done in the first half of the 19th century and is mounted in a period frame. General George Washington is shown in his full military uniform, a blue coat over buff waistcoat and pants. He is holding a spyglass in his extended right hand and his left hand rests on his sword. In the background is Blueskin, his white horse, restrained by an aide. Further in the distance is the bridge over the Assunpink Creek and nearby mill, along with artillery and campfires. A destroyed cannon and broken carriage lays behind him. CONDITION: Various layers of varnish and minor inpainting. A beautiful painting with great eye appeal and prestige. Measures 42-1/2 x 31-3/4" overall, view measures 36" x 25-3/8". DMG Item Dimensions: Frame: Name Value Paperwork

Auction archive: Lot number 1073
Auction:
Datum:
17 May 2022
Auction house:
Morphy Auctions
North Reading Road 2000
Denver PA 17517
United States
info@morphyauctions.com
+1 (0)877 968-8880
+1 (0)717 336-7115
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