George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America / E. Savage pinx et sculp. – Historic Print
![George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America / E. Savage pinx et sculp., [London] : E. Savage, No. 54, Newman Street, 1793 June 25. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/96/96372a5da09b-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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George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America / E. Savage pinx et sculp. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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George Washington Esq., President of the United States of America / E. Savage pinx et sculp.
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This mezzotint is distinctive because the American painter Edward Savage both painted and engraved it ("pinx et sculp"), and it was published in London rather than in the United States. Its date, June 25, 1793, falls during Washington's second term as president, when European printsellers were eager for images of the American leader. Mezzotint, which builds the image from a roughened copper plate, produces soft gradations of tone that suit the sitter's dignified, reserved expression. Savage's version was one of several engraved likenesses of Washington circulated in the 1790s, and it shows how his image traveled across the Atlantic.
| Created / published | [London] : E. Savage, No. 54, Newman Street, 1793 June 25. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint ; 53 x 40.5 cm. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1790-1800.Mezzotints 1790-1800. |
| Notes | Title from item. Hart 228 ; Baker 118. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,210 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113352 |
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