George Washington portrait by Charles Willson Peale 1787, Charles Willson Peale

Title: his excel: g: washington esq: l. L. D. Late commander in chief of the armies of the u. S. Of america & president of the convention of 1787 / painted & engrav'd by c. W. Peale. Creator(s): peale, charles willson, 1741-1827, engraver date created/published: 1787. Medium: 1 print: mezzotint; 18. 7 x 14. 5 cm. (plate), 22. 7 x 18. 3 cm. (sheet) + holograph and typescript letters. Summary: print shows george washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, in uniform, facing slightly right; in oval. Reproduction number: lc-dig-ppmsca-17515 (digital file from original item) lc-dig-ppmsca-17516 (digital file from original holograph letter) lc-dig-ppmsca-17517 (digital file from original typescript letter) lc-uszc4-4602 (color film copy transparency) lc-usz62-45181 (b&w film copy neg. ) rights advisory: no known restrictions on publication. Call number: pga - peale--his excel. (a size) [p&p] repository: library of congress prints and photographs division washington, d. C. 20540 usa http://hdl. Loc. Gov/loc. Pnp/pp. Print notes: gift; jane bethune craig hawkins, great granddaughter of genl. John neville 4th virginia and wife of genl. John p. Hawkins, u. S. Army; 1913. Title from item. Letter accompanying object that describes provenance: lc-dig-ppmsca-17516. Typescript letter accompanying both pieces, john p. Hawkins to the librarian of congress, indianapolis, sept. 29, 1913: lc-dig-ppmsca-17517. Baker, 1 hart, 3b published in: eyes of the nation: a visual history of the united states / vincent virga and curators of the library of congress; historical commentary by alan brinkley. New york: knopf, 1997. Published in: the american revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the library of congress / compiled by donald h. Cresswell, with a foreword by sinclair h. Hitchings. Washington: [for sale by the supt. Of docs. , u. S. Govt. Print. Off. ], 1975, no. 224. Exhibited in: "creating the u. S. " library of congress, washington, d. C. , 2008. Subjects: washington, george,--1732-1799. Military officers--american--1770-1790. United states--history--revolution, 1775-1783. Format: mezzotints--1780-1790. Portrait prints--1780-1790. Date: 1787.