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GEN. WASHINGTON (ON THE BATTLEFIELD AT TRENTON)

Creator: William Warner Major -George Washington
Offered by: Arader Galleries

Description
William Warner (1813-1848) after John Trumbull (1756-1843)

Gen. Washington (On the Battlefield at Trenton)

Published by William Smith, Philadelphia, 1845

Mezzotint

Image size: 26 1/2 x 17 1/4”

Frame size: 39 1/4 x 30”

Full length portrait of George Washington standing before the battlefield of Trenton. Washington is wearing a military uniform and is standing in a contrapposto stance with his right foot forward. His left hand is resting on the hilt of a sword on his belt, and in his right he holds a telescope which he is handing to a young man. The young man is holding the reins of a rearing horse. In the background can be seen a battle, with a ruined cart and cannon just behind the figure of Washington, while on the right of the image is a blasted tree.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Other
Incollect Reference #:	647019

Dimensions

W.	30 in;	H.	39.25 in;
W.	76.2 cm;	H.	99.7 cm;

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