[George Washington] / J. Norman sc. – Vintage Print
![[George Washington] / J. Norman sc., [1784] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fe/fe283465bca5-L.webp)
(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 antique engraving of [George Washington] / J. Norman sc. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[George Washington] / J. Norman sc.
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Engraved by J. Norman as the frontispiece to the April 1784 issue of *The Boston Magazine*, this print presents George Washington in the first year of peace after the Revolutionary War, which formally ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Norman worked from an earlier portrait by John Singleton Copley, so the image shows how a painted likeness could be copied into an engraving for wide circulation. Magazine portraits like this one carried Washington's face to readers across the new states, helping to turn a wartime commander into a national hero.
| Created / published | [1784] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1780-1790.Allegorical prints 1780-1790.Portrait prints 1780-1790.Engravings 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Title from item. After Copley portrait ca. 1765. Illus. in: The Boston magazine. Boston, Mass. : Norman & White, 1784 April, frontispiece. Hart, 57 Stauffer, 2353 Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 220. |
| 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 | 946 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122449 |
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