First in peace / painted by Henry Brueckner ; engraved by John McRae. – Vintage 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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First in peace / painted by Henry Brueckner ; engraved by John McRae.
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The title, *First in Peace*, borrows the phrase from Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee's 1799 funeral oration for George Washington, "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." This print presents Washington in a scene on the water, as the subject headings point to boats on New York waters in the 1780s, when New York City was the young nation's capital. Henry Brueckner painted the original, and John C. McRae engraved and published this version in New York around 1866. Because the record classifies it as a conjectural work, the scene is an imagined one, shaped by the artists' view of Washington's reputation rather than a documented event.
| Created / published | New York : Published by John C. McRae, c1866. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Conjectural works 1870-1880.Engravings 1870-1880. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. Presidents--United States--1780-1790. Boats--New York (State)--New York--1780-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,910 × 2,110 px · prints to 10 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128254 |
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