Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918 Search this
Copy after:
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827 Search this
Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860 Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799 Search this
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827 Search this
Medium:
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 34.2cm x 24.5cm (13 7/16" x 9 5/8")
Sheet: 43.2cm x 37.4cm (17" x 14 3/4")
Type:
Print
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1895
Exhibition Label:
Born Westmoreland County, Virginia
The Peale family left an enduring mark on how George Washington is portrayed and remembered. This print is based on Charles Willson Peale’s earliest known portrait, which honors then Colonel Washington’s command of the Virginia Regiment (1755–58) during the French and Indian War (1754– 63). Martha Washington commissioned the original full-length painting in 1772, proudly displaying it in the front parlor of Mount Vernon, their family home.
The small portrait of Charles Willson Peale on the lower border is based on an earlier painting by his son, Rembrandt Peale. The younger Peale fervently continued his father’s legacy of depicting Washington: He replicated his famous “porthole” portrait, displayed nearby, over seventy times.
Nacido en Westmoreland County, Virginia
La familia Peale dejó una gran huella en lo que respecta a las efigies de George Washington y a su recuerdo. Este grabado se basa en el primer retrato conocido de Charles Willson Peale en honor al entonces coronel Washington, comandante del Regimiento de Virginia (1755–58) durante la Guerra Franco-Indígena (1754–63). Martha Washington encargó la pintura original de cuerpo entero en 1772 y la colocó con orgullo en la sala de recibo de Mount Vernon, el hogar familiar.
El pequeño retrato de Charles Willson Peale en el margen inferior se basa en una pintura anterior de su hijo, Rembrandt Peale. El joven Peale continuó con fervor el legado de su padre como retratista de Washington y reprodujo más de 70 veces su famoso retrato en formato “ojo de buey”, presentado cerca.
