George Washington commander in chief of ye armies of ye United States of America / engraved by W. Sharp, from an original picture. – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: George Washington commander in chief of ye armies of ye United States of America / engraved by W. Sharp, from an original picture., preserved in this antique engraving. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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George Washington commander in chief of ye armies of ye United States of America / engraved by W. Sharp, from an original picture.
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Engraved by William Sharp and published in London by John Stockdale on February 22, 1783, this print presents George Washington with the title "commander in chief of ye armies of ye United States of America," a designation that a London publisher would have found striking while the war was still unresolved. The peace negotiations that would end the Revolutionary War were underway that winter, and Washington's army was still encamped in New York and New Jersey. The engraving's archaic spelling of "the" and its etching-and-engraving technique reflect the conventions of late eighteenth-century British portrait prints, which circulated widely among readers following the American conflict.
| Medium | 1 print : etching and engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | London : Published according to Act of Parliament by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1783 Feby. 22d. |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799. Military officers--American--1770-1790. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 959 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122484 |
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