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George Washington, on the great occasion of our presidential election - The father of our country"" – Antique Print

George Washington, on the great occasion of our presidential election - The father of our country"", [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
George Washington, on the great occasion of our presidential election - The father of our country"", [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph 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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Step back in time with George Washington, on the great occasion of our presidential election - The father of our country"", a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Rather than a battlefield or a ceremony, this print shows Washington himself, presented as the nation's newly chosen leader under the caption "The father of our country." It is a steel engraving by Illman & Sons, reproducing a painting by Col. John Trumbull, who painted Washington from life in the early 1790s. The title ties the image to the election of 1788 and 1789, when Washington was chosen unanimously as the first president. Engravings like this carried his likeness into homes and public buildings long after his death, helping to fix his image as the nation's founding figure.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesSteel engraving by Illman & Sons, after a painting by Col. J. Trumbull. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P I.; Pres. I.; Publ. Ind.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,154 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-144315

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