[George Washington] lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever'd – Antique Print
![[George Washington] lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever'd, Philadelphia : [Pub]lished by Pember & [Luzarder, 1800] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f5/f5b2a07fd159-L.webp)
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of [George Washington] lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever'd. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[George Washington] lived respected and fear'd - died lamented and rever'd
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Columbia, the allegorical figure of the young nation, grieves beside an urn and obelisk in this hand-colored etching and engraving, published in Philadelphia in 1800, about a year after George Washington died in December 1799. The four lines of verse beneath the scene describe Washington as the son who freed her from slavery and won her liberty, and they call on Fame to spread word of his death far and wide. Mourning prints like this one, with their palms, urns and weeping figures, circulated widely as Americans marked his passing, and Pember and Luzarder were among the publishers who produced them.
| Created / published | Philadelphia : [Pub]lished by Pember & [Luzarder, 1800] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching and engraving, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Memorial works 1800.Portrait prints 1800.Intaglio prints Hand-colored 1800. |
| Notes | With four lines of verse: Columbia lamenting the loss of her son / Who redeem'd her from slavery & liberty won / While fame is directed by Justice to spread / The sad tidings afar that Washington's [sic] dead. Hart, no. 644 |
| Subjects | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Death & burial. Columbia (Symbolic character)--1800. Urns--1800. Palms--1800. Obelisks--1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,657 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221837 |
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