George Washington.
1801. Mezzotint portrait, state II of 2. Sheet size: 27 7/8 x 21 1/2 in. Image size: 26 3/8 x 20 in. Condition : trimmed within the plate mark and backed onto archival tissue, small repaired tears. A fine early American mezzotint of the 'Landsdowne Portrait" of the Father of the Nation . This stunning image is based on James Heath's engraving after Gilbert Stuart's famous portrait of Washington. Stuart's painting, done in 1796, is known as the Lansdowne Portrait because it was a gift to the Marquis of Lansdowne, an English supporter of American independence, from Senator and Mrs. William Bingham of Pennsylvania . The painting was quickly reproduced by the British engraver James Heath without Stuart's consent, an act that infuriated Stuart who had hoped to control the rights to the engraving and thus garner some profit from the publication and sale of the print. Despite his condemnation, Heath's engraving established Stuart's painting as the official image of Washington and set a style for portraying Washington 's successors in the White House. Cf. Cunningham Popular Images of the Presidency: From Washington to Lincoln pp.135-139; Hart Catalogue of Engraved Portraits of Washington 293; Stauffer ii, 2755cf. Wick George Washington an American Icon p.60-61
George Washington.
1801. Mezzotint portrait, state II of 2. Sheet size: 27 7/8 x 21 1/2 in. Image size: 26 3/8 x 20 in. Condition : trimmed within the plate mark and backed onto archival tissue, small repaired tears. A fine early American mezzotint of the 'Landsdowne Portrait" of the Father of the Nation . This stunning image is based on James Heath's engraving after Gilbert Stuart's famous portrait of Washington. Stuart's painting, done in 1796, is known as the Lansdowne Portrait because it was a gift to the Marquis of Lansdowne, an English supporter of American independence, from Senator and Mrs. William Bingham of Pennsylvania . The painting was quickly reproduced by the British engraver James Heath without Stuart's consent, an act that infuriated Stuart who had hoped to control the rights to the engraving and thus garner some profit from the publication and sale of the print. Despite his condemnation, Heath's engraving established Stuart's painting as the official image of Washington and set a style for portraying Washington 's successors in the White House. Cf. Cunningham Popular Images of the Presidency: From Washington to Lincoln pp.135-139; Hart Catalogue of Engraved Portraits of Washington 293; Stauffer ii, 2755cf. Wick George Washington an American Icon p.60-61
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