Washington As A Freemason – Historic Reproduction
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Description
Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Washington As A Freemason. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Washington As A Freemason
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George Washington appears here in the regalia of a Freemason, a subject that set this print apart from the many standard portraits of him that circulated in the nineteenth century. The color lithograph was produced around 1866 by Strobridge & Gerlach, a firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio, which was a major center of commercial printmaking at the time. Its imprint names Pike's Opera House, a well-known Cincinnati venue, suggesting the piece was tied to local theatrical or public entertainment. Prints like this drew on Washington's reputed membership in the fraternity, which Americans of the postwar era often invoked as a sign of civic virtue and patriotic brotherhood.
| Created / published | c. 1866 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print, lithograph, color |
| Notes | Strobridge & Gerlach lithographers, Pike's Opera House, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Original scan | 3,259 × 3,856 px · prints to 11 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 02796u |
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