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George Washington commandant en chef des armées des Etats-unis de l'Amerique / N. Pruneau del. et sculp. – Vintage Print

George Washington commandant en chef des armées des Etats-unis de l'Amerique / N. Pruneau del. et sculp. — antique engraving
George Washington commandant en chef des armées des Etats-unis de l'Amerique / N. Pruneau del. et sculp.. Antique engraving 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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George Washington commandant en chef des armées des Etats-unis de l'Amerique / N. Pruneau del. et sculp. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Few French prints of the Revolutionary era present Washington so plainly, with his title, *commandant en chef des armées des Etats-unis de l'Amerique*, set in the caption beneath the portrait. N. Pruneau signed the plate as both designer and engraver, and the imprint shows it was sold from two Paris addresses: the rue Saint-Jacques and a shop run by the engraver Dennel near the Foire Saint-Germain. The date is bracketed as 177-, placing it in the 1770s, when Paris followed the American war closely. France entered the conflict as an ally of the colonies in 1778, and prints like this one helped French audiences put a face to the American commander.

Medium1 print : etching and engraving.
NotesParis : Chez l'Auteur, rue St. Jacques vis à vis le College du Plessis ; chez Dennel graveur, rue du Pt. Bourbon attent la Foire St. Germain, [177-]
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799. Military officers--American--1770-1790. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,030 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-122359

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