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George Washington and Charles Willson Peale

George Washington and Charles Willson Peale
Artist
Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918
Copy after
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860
Sitter
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Date
1895
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.2cm x 24.5cm (13 7/16" x 9 5/8")
Sheet: 43.2cm x 37.4cm (17" x 14 3/4")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne
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
Charles Willson Peale: Male
Charles Willson Peale: Literature\Writer
Charles Willson Peale: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Charles Willson Peale: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Charles Willson Peale: Visual Arts\Founder\Art Museum
Charles Willson Peale: Military and Intelligence\Militia\Officer
Charles Willson Peale: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist
Charles Willson Peale: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Edgar L. Smith, Jr.
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.96.22
Exhibition Label
Born Westmoreland County, Virginia
The Peale family left an enduring mark on how George Washington is portrayed and remembered. This print is based on Charles Willson Peale’s earliest known portrait, which honors then Colonel Washington’s command of the Virginia Regiment (1755–58) during the French and Indian War (1754– 63). Martha Washington commissioned the original full-length painting in 1772, proudly displaying it in the front parlor of Mount Vernon, their family home.
The small portrait of Charles Willson Peale on the lower border is based on an earlier painting by his son, Rembrandt Peale. The younger Peale fervently continued his father’s legacy of depicting Washington: He replicated his famous “porthole” portrait, displayed nearby, over seventy times.
Nacido en Westmoreland County, Virginia
La familia Peale dejó una gran huella en lo que respecta a las efigies de George Washington y a su recuerdo. Este grabado se basa en el primer retrato conocido de Charles Willson Peale en honor al entonces coronel Washington, comandante del Regimiento de Virginia (1755–58) durante la Guerra Franco-Indígena (1754–63). Martha Washington encargó la pintura original de cuerpo entero en 1772 y la colocó con orgullo en la sala de recibo de Mount Vernon, el hogar familiar.
El pequeño retrato de Charles Willson Peale en el margen inferior se basa en una pintura anterior de su hijo, Rembrandt Peale. El joven Peale continuó con fervor el legado de su padre como retratista de Washington y reprodujo más de 70 veces su famoso retrato en formato “ojo de buey”, presentado cerca.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Exhibition
America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)
On View
NPG, South Gallery 240