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[George Washington, bust portrait with laurel wreath, facing left] – Vintage Wall Art

[George Washington, bust portrait with laurel wreath, facing left], [ca. 1800] — historic drawing
[George Washington, bust portrait with laurel wreath, facing left], [ca. 1800]. Historic drawing from the Washington 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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Shown in profile facing left, with a laurel wreath set on his head, this black and white chalk drawing presents Washington in the manner of classical busts and coins rather than as a living sitter. The laurel was a long-standing emblem of victory and honor, and its use here fits the years around 1800, after Washington's death in December 1799 prompted a wave of memorial images. Chalk portrait drawings like this one were popular between 1790 and 1810, when artists produced quick likenesses that could be copied into engravings or keepsakes. The drawing belongs to the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Created / published[ca. 1800]
Medium1 drawing : black and white chalk.
GenrePortrait drawings 1790-1810.
NotesForms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibit loan 4105-L; 4106-L. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1996:086.5
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan789 × 1,177 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218483

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