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[George Washington, head and shoulders portrait, facing right] – Vintage Wall Art

[George Washington, head and shoulders portrait, facing right] — antique engraving
[George Washington, head and shoulders portrait, facing right]. Antique engraving from the Presidents collection.

(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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This antique engraving of [George Washington, head and shoulders portrait, facing right] brings a moment of history to your wall. 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, head and shoulders portrait, facing right]

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Turned to the right, this engraved head of George Washington offers a profile angle that differs from the three-quarter views most familiar from paintings and currency. The record dates it to about 1926, when engravings like this were still a common way to reproduce a national hero's likeness for books, school materials, and patriotic displays, even as halftone photographic reproduction was spreading. Most such portraits drew on earlier paintings, especially Gilbert Stuart's, so the image reflects a long tradition of rendering Washington's features. Its fine lines and careful modeling of the face are worth noticing as examples of the engraver's craft.

Medium1 print : engraving.
Notesc1926.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,174 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-129078

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