Title: american star
abstract: oval medallion portraits of george washington and (below, left to right) thomas jefferson, james madison, and john adams are framed against a curtain of drapery and furs surmounted by a star. Washington's portrait is wreathed with oak and laurel, and decorated with flags, one bearing the seal of the united states, and another a wreath. Physical description: 1 print on wove paper: engraving with stipple; plate 23. 4 x 28 cm. Notes: title appears as written on the print.;exhibited: "creating the united states," the library of congress, washington, d. C. , 2011-2012.;published in: american political prints, 1766-1876 / bernard f. Reilly. Boston: g. K. Hall, 1991, entry 1812-5.;design'd, engraved & [published?] by thos. Gimbrede, jany. 30th. 1812; "copy right secured. ". Date: 1812.
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