General Washington / painted by J. Trumbull Esqr. of Connecticut 1780 ; engraved by V. Green mezzotinto engraver to his Majesty & to the Elector Palatine. – Antique 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 rare historic print captures General Washington / painted by J. Trumbull Esqr. of Connecticut 1780 ; engraved by V. Green mezzotinto engraver to his Majesty & to the Elector Palatine. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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General Washington / painted by J. Trumbull Esqr. of Connecticut 1780 ; engraved by V. Green mezzotinto engraver to his Majesty & to the Elector Palatine.
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Trumbull's portrait of Washington was painted in 1780, while the American war was still being fought, and this print carries the portrait to a London audience. Valentine Green, who held the title of mezzotint engraver to the King and to the Elector Palatine, translated the painted canvas into a mezzotint, a method that builds images from a densely roughened plate and gives smooth gradations of light and shadow. The sheet was published in London on January 15, 1781, by Green from his Newman Street address, a reminder that images of the American commander were circulating in Britain even as the two nations were at war. Viewers may note how the engraving renders the uniform and face in soft tones, a characteristic of mezzotint portraiture of the period.
| Medium | 1 print : mezzotint. |
|---|---|
| Notes | London : Published by appointmt of M. De Neufville ... by V. Green, N29, Newman Street, Oxford Street, 1781 Janry 15th. |
| Subjects | PGA - Green--General Washington (D size) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,010 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122370 |
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