George Washington, Esq'r. - general and commander in chief of the Continental Army in America / done from an original, drawn from the life by Alex'r. Campbell, of Williamsburgh in Virginia ; Ioh. Martin Will excud. Aug. Vind. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with George Washington, Esq'r. - general and commander in chief of the Continental Army in America / done from an original, drawn from the life by Alex'r. Campbell, of Williamsburgh in Virginia ; Ioh. Martin Will excud. Aug. Vind., a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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George Washington, Esq'r. - general and commander in chief of the Continental Army in America / done from an original, drawn from the life by Alex'r. Campbell, of Williamsburgh in Virginia ; Ioh. Martin Will excud. Aug. Vind.
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Few portraits of Washington reached print so quickly. This mezzotint calls him "general and commander in chief of the Continental Army" and was published in London on September 9, 1775, only a few months after Congress chose him for the post in June. The likeness was drawn from life by Alexander Campbell of Williamsburg, Virginia, and the plate carries the imprint of Johann Martin Will in Augsburg, a sign of how widely images of the colonial conflict circulated in Europe. Its appearance in the war's first year makes it an early record of how the new commander was presented to the public before independence was declared.
| Created / published | London : Published as the Act directs by C. Shepherd, 1775 Sept. 9. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1770-1780.Mezzotints 1770-1780. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. Military officers--American--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 978 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110131 |
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