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General Washington

General Washington
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Noël Le Mire, 1724 - 1801
Jean Baptiste Le Paon, 1738 - 1785
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
William ("Billy") Lee, c. 1750 - c. 1828
Date
after 1780
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored etching on paper
Dimensions
Frame: 39.6 × 29.5 × 2.8cm (15 9/16 × 11 5/8 × 1 1/8")
Topic
Exterior
Printed Material\Document
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Architecture\Building\Tent
Costume\Headgear\Turban
Costume\Footwear\Boots
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Saddle
William ("Billy") Lee: Male
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person
William ("Billy") Lee: Society and Social Change\Service worker\Domestic worker\Servant
George Washington: Male
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the McNeil Americana Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2013.130
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view