The Engraved Portraits of Washington: With Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the PaintersLindsay & Baker, 1880 - 202 Seiten |
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America ARMIES artist Athenæum background beneath the oval border Boston Boston Athenæum Bust in uniform Charles Willson Peale COMMANDER IN CHIEF Edward Savage Engraved executed Extremely rare Full Bust Full figure Fully described GEN GEORGE WASHINGTON GEORGE WASHINGTON ESQR Gilbert Stuart H. B. Hall Half length Head in profile head three quarters head to left head to right Height 11 Height 4 inches Houdon Illman John Lansdowne Portrait length in uniform Line London Mezzotinto miniature notice original Picture Oval Painted by G Painted by Stuart painter Paris Philadelphia Pinx plate portrait of Washington possession preceding print profile to left profile to right Publish'd Published quarters to left quarters to right rectangle Rembrandt Peale right hand Sartain Savage sculp Stipple Tea Pot Portrait Three quarter length Title Trumbull uniform and cocked United Vignette Virginia Service war emblems width 13 width 4 inches width 9 William writer York
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Seite 61 - The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia have caused this Statue to be erected as a Monument of Affection and Gratitude to George Washington, who, uniting to the Endowments of the Hero the Virtues of the Patriot, and exerting both in establishing the Liberties of his Country, has rendered his Name dear to his Fellow Citizens, and given the World an immortal Example of true Glory.
Seite 199 - That the statue be of bronze — the General to be represented in a Roman dress, holding a truncheon in his right hand, and his head encircled with a laurel wreath.
Seite 188 - It will be the duty of the historian and the sage in all ages to let no occasion pass of commemorating this illustrious man ; and, until time shall be no more, will a test of the progress which our race has made in wisdom and in virtue be derived from the veneration paid to the immortal name of Washington.
Seite 57 - In for a penny, in for a pound is an old adage. I am so hackneyed to the touches of the Painters pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck and sit like patience on a monument while they are delineating the lines of my face.
Seite 86 - I returned in July to New York, where I was requested to paint for the corporation a full length portrait of the President. I represented him in full uniform, standing by a white horse, leaning his arm upon the saddle ; in the background, a view of Broadway in ruins, as it then was, the old fort at the termination ; British ships and boats leaving the shore, with the last of the officers and troops of the evacuating army, and Staten Island in the distance.
Seite 29 - The United States in Congress assembled, ordered this statue to be erected in the year of our Lord 1783, in honor of George Washington, the illustrious commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America, during the war which vindicated and secured their liberty, sovereignty and independence.
Seite 58 - Patience on a monument," whilst they are delineating the lines of my face. It is a proof, among many others, of what habit and custom can accomplish.
Seite 197 - An Impartial History of the War in America, between Great Britain and her Colonies...
Seite 146 - By His Excellency George Washington, Esq: General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America...
Seite 142 - George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison * John Tyler James K.