Washington And His Family – Vintage Wall Art
(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 historic print of Washington And His Family brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Washington And His Family
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This print presents Washington in a domestic setting with his family rather than in the battlefield or public poses that dominate most of his portraits. It reproduces a painting by Christian Schussele, a Philadelphia artist known for genre and historical scenes, and the engraving was made by William Sartain in the mezzotint process, which produces the soft tonal gradations seen here. Its publication in Rochester, New York, around 1864 places it during the Civil War, when images of Washington were widely circulated as emblems of national unity and family virtue.
| Created / published | c. 1864 |
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| Medium | 1 print, mezzotint, color, 44.5 x 63 cm [image], 51.6 x 67.4 cm [sheet] |
| Notes | Original painting by C. Schussele, Philadelphia. Engraved by Willaim Sartain, Philadelphia. Published: Bradley & Co., 66 Nth. 4th St., Rochester, New York, R.H. Curran, Main & Water Sts. Printed by Irwin & Sartain, Philadelphia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,896 × 2,963 px · prints to 13 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 03456u |
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