George Washington / painted by G. Stuart ; engraved by H.S. Sadd, N.Y. – Historic Print
![George Washington / painted by G. Stuart ; engraved by H.S. Sadd, N.Y., [New York City] : Published at the Albion Office, 1844 ( printed by J. Neale) — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2d/2d4c02cee5e2-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: George Washington / painted by G. Stuart ; engraved by H.S. Sadd, N.Y., preserved in this historic print. 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 / painted by G. Stuart ; engraved by H.S. Sadd, N.Y.
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Few likenesses of George Washington have been copied as often as the portrait Gilbert Stuart painted from life in the 1790s, and this mezzotint reproduces it for buyers in New York in 1844. H.S. Sadd engraved the plate, which was published at the Albion Office and printed by J. Neale. Mezzotint, a tonal method that builds soft gradations of light and shadow with a rocking tool, was well suited to the faces of the period's portraits and made copies of famous likenesses affordable. Worth noticing is how the engraver turned Stuart's oil paint into black-and-white tone, giving Washington's features a rich, almost painterly finish.
| Created / published | [New York City] : Published at the Albion Office, 1844 ( printed by J. Neale) |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1840-1850.Paintings Reproductions 1840-1850.Mezzotints 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Title from item. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,028 × 1,280 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111053 |
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